Party Politics in a New Democracy
Synopsis
This book offers a timely, and fresh historical perspective on the politics of independent Ireland. Interwar Ireland's politics have been caricatured as an anomaly, with the distinction between Fianna F#65533;il and Fine Gael bewildering political commentators and scholars alike. It is common for Ireland's politics to be presented as an anomaly that compare unfavourably to the neat left/right cleavages evident in Britain and much of Europe. By offering an historical re-appraisal of the Irish Free State's politics, anchored in the wider context of inter-war Europe, Mel Farrell argues that the Irish party system is not unique in having two dominant parties capable of adapting to changing circumstances, and suggests that this has been a key strength of Irish democracy. Moreover, the book challenges the tired clich#65533; of 'Civil War Politics' by demonstrating that events subsequent to Civil War led the Fine Gael/Fianna F#65533;il cleavage dominant in the twentieth-century.
- Hakimiliki:
- 2017 Springer
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9783319635859
- Publisher:
- Springer International Publishing, Cham
- Date of Addition:
- 2017-11-18T06:29:36Z
- Lugha:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.