1. Introduction
2. A typology of independents
3. Independents' electoral history
4. Independent parliamentarians
5. The independent voter
6. Independents and the electoral system
7. Independents and government
8. Why are there independents in Ireland?
9. Conclusion
Appendix
References
Index
Liam Weeks is a Lecturer in the Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University
‘With this book, Liam Weeks has rectified a long-standing neglect
and he has done it painstakingly, busying himself over the past 15
years to establish why Ireland has a political culture so
“permissive of independents”. The result is an impressively
thorough overview of the many facets associated with the existence
of Independents in Irish politics.’
Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at University
College Dublin, The Irish Times
'An essential resource for anyone seeking to understand this key
and often under studied aspect of Irish democracy.'
Seán McGraw, Asstistant Professor of Political Science, University
of Notre Dame
'This book ought to be read by all involved in Irish politics, both
citizens and politicians alike.'
Shane Ross TD, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport
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