1st Edition
Electoral Management: Institutions and Practices in an Established Democracy The Case of Ireland
1. Managing the Electoral Process: Insights from, and for, Ireland
Fiona Buckley & Theresa Reidy
2. When Guardians Matter Most: Exploring the Conditions Under Which Electoral Management Body Institutional Design Affects Election Integrity
Carolien Van Ham & Staffan Lindberg
3. Facilitating the Electorate: A Multilevel Analysis of Election Timing, Registration Procedures, and Turnout
Stephen Quinlan
4. Electoral Law in Ireland: Sustaining Electoral Integrity from Process, Procedures, and Precedent?
Jennifer Kavanagh
5. Fixed-Boundary Constituencies and the Principle of Equal Representation in Ireland
John Coakley
6. ‘Residents are Fearful that Their Community will Die Around Them’: Some Thoughts from Inside the 2013 Local Electoral Area Boundary Committee
Gary Murphy
7. Regulating the Airwaves: How Political Balance is Achieved in Practice in Election News Coverage
Kevin Rafter
8. The Effect of Voting Advice Applications on Political Knowledge and Vote Choice
Naomi Kamoen, Bregje Holleman, André Krouwel, Jasper Van De Pol & Claes De Vreese
9. Ballot Paper Design: Evidence from an Experimental Study at the 2009 Local Elections
Theresa Reidy & Fiona Buckley
10. Conclusion and Reflection: Time for an Electoral Commission for Ireland
David M. Farrell
Biography
Fiona Buckley is a lecturer in the Department of Government at University College Cork where she specialises in gender politics. Fiona's work has been published in a number of leading political science journals, including PS: Political Science & Politics, Politics, European Political Science, Representation, Irish Political Studies and the Journal of Women, Politics and Policy.
Theresa Reidy is a lecturer in the Department of Government at University College Cork, where she teaches Irish politics, political economy and public finance. Theresa's research interests lie in the areas of electoral behaviour and public finance. She has been co-editor of Irish Political Studies since 2012 and she has published on elections and referendums in Electoral Studies, Parliamentary Affairs and Politics.
