We don’t like (to) party. A typology of Independents in Irish political life, 1922–2007
| dc.contributor.author | Weeks, Liam | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-03-31T15:12:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-03-31T15:12:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article examines the phenomenon of Independents, or non-party candidates, in Irish political life. It has two main aims: the first is to disaggregate Independents from ‘others’ to provide a definitive dataset of their electoral performance, and to enable more reliable and valid analysis about this actor. The second, and primary, aim is to use this disaggregation to construct a typology of Independents. The background of every Independent candidate contesting a general election between 1922 and 2007 is examined, from which they are grouped into a number of Independent families and sub-categories. A detailed profile is provided of each of these categories, describing their key characteristics and respective electoral performances. It is shown that Independents are a residual heterogeneous category, about whom a better understanding can be achieved if their diversity is appreciated. | en |
| dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
| dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Weeks, L., 2009. We don’t like (to) party. A typology of Independents in Irish political life, 1922–2007. Irish Political Studies, 24(1), pp.1-27. doi: 10.1080/07907180802551068 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/07907180802551068 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 27 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0790-7184 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1743-9078 | en |
| dc.identifier.issued | 1 | en |
| dc.identifier.journaltitle | Irish Political Studies | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/23 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 21 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Routledge (Taylor & Francis) | en |
| dc.relation.uri | http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0790-7184&volume=24&issue=1&spage=1 | en |
| dc.subject | Irish politics | en |
| dc.subject | Elections | en |
| dc.subject | Candidates | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Elections -- Ireland | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Ireland -- Politics and government | en |
| dc.title | We don’t like (to) party. A typology of Independents in Irish political life, 1922–2007 | en |
| dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
