We argue that integrating citizen deliberation structures into the pre-referendum phase can
deliver systematic improvements in democratic outcomes such as alignment between values …

A recent paper by Madden used concentration indices to examine the bases of party support
in Ireland in the 2011 election. This note updates this work to incorporate the 2016 election …

Ireland is a parliamentary democracy created as a result of a revolutionary secession from
the United Kingdom. While Ireland has many institutional and administrative features that …

Ireland underwent great change in the 30 years from 1990. These changes can be seen as
a process of a Great Normalization, where Ireland's economy, society, and politics came to …

In the three decades from the early 1990s, Ireland underwent a remarkable transformation.
The economy grew at breakneck speed, with employment almost doubling. What had been …