SPATIAL BIAS AND REDISTRICTING IN PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION ELECTION SYSTEMS: A CASE-STUDY OF THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

1976 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. PADDISON
Keyword(s):  
Proportional Representation ◽  
Representation Election ◽  
Spatial Bias ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Election Systems

The Status of Blogging in the Republic of Ireland

2012 ◽  
pp. 128-147
Author(s):  
Lori F. Brost ◽  
Carol McGinnis
Keyword(s):  
Good Health ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Republic ◽  
E Mail

This chapter examines the phenomenon and the status of blogging in the Republic of Ireland. It focuses on the social, cultural, political, technological, and legal factors that have influenced the existence and functioning of the Irish blogosphere and seeks to ascertain whether it is in good health, in decline, or in transition. To date, there is no research on the history and evolution of Irish blogging, and there are no assessments of the status of the blogging practice in the Republic of Ireland. This case study scrutinizes the history of blogging in Ireland, traces its evolution, and draws conclusions about the state of Irish blogging. Data collection for the study involved an extensive review of Irish blogs as well as e-mail and phone interviews with Irish bloggers. The authors conclude that the Irish blogosphere is vibrant, diverse, and evolving; additionally, they offer directions for future research.

Electoral Systems in Context

2017 ◽  
pp. 650-672
Author(s):  
Michael Marsh
Keyword(s):  
Party System ◽  
Electoral Systems ◽  
Proportional Representation ◽  
National Parliament ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Public ◽  
Single Transferable Vote ◽  
Representation Systems ◽  
The Republic

The Republic of Ireland is unusual in using the single transferable vote to elect its national parliament. The system allows voters to rank candidates in order of preference, and those lower preferences are used to allocate seats when a count of first preferences shows that candidates have no overall majority or, in multiseat elections, do not reach a set quota. The party system showed little fragmentation until recently, and proportionality has been only a little less than in many proportional representation systems. The public twice rejected moves to change the system and continues to express satisfaction with the control it appears to give them over their representatives, despite the criticisms expressed by many politicians and commentators.

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