How Ireland Voted 2016

1. The Background to the Election
Gary Murphy

2. The Fulfilment of Election Pledges by the Outgoing Government
Rory Costello, Paul O’Neill, Robert Thomson

3. Candidate Selection and the Illusion of Grass-Roots Democracy
Theresa Reidy

4. Campaign Strategies: How the Campaign Was Won and Lost
Pat Leahy

5. On the Campaign Trail
Peter Burke, Jack Chambers, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Alex White, Maureen O’Sullivan, Grace O’Sullivan

6. The Results Analysed: The Aftershocks Continue
Michael Gallagher

7. Voting Behaviour: Continuing De-alignment
Michael Marsh, Gail McElroy

8. Women and the Election: Assessing the Impact of Gender Quotas
Fiona Buckley, Yvonne Galligan, Claire McGing

9. Independents and the Election: The Party Crashers
Liam Weeks

10. The Seanad Election: Second Chamber, Second Chance
Mary C. Murphy

11. 70 Days: Government Formation in 2016
Eoin O’Malley

12. The Election in Context
David M. Farrell, Jane Suiter

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