How Ireland Voted 2007: The Full Story of Ireland’s General Election

1. The background to the election
Gary Murphy

2. The fulfilment of election pledges
Rory Costello, Robert Thomson

3. Campaign strategies and political marketing
Neil Collins, Patrick Butler

4. Candidate selection: democratic centralism or managed democracy?
Liam Weeks

5. The view from the campaign trail
Niall Collins, Terence Flanagan, Kathleen O’Meara, Niall ÓBrolcháin

6. The earthquake that never happened: analysis of the results
Michael Gallagher

7. Explanations for party choice
Michael Marsh

8. The polls: a clear improvement
Gail McElroy, Michael Marsh

9. The election as horse race: betting and the election
Michael Gallagher

10. The media and the campaign
Heinz Brandenburg, Zbyszek Zalinski

11. The Seanad election
Theresa Reidy

12. Government formation in 2007
Eoin O’Malley

13. Fianna Fáil and Irish party competition
R. Kenneth Carty

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, European Union Politics, European Politics, Electoral Politics