The Irish President

Continuity and Change
Erscheinungsjahr 2027
ISBN: 978-3-032-39050-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

This book examines how the presidential role in Ireland has been steadily reinterpreted and expanded by a new generation of office holders who to an increasing extent have expressed their political views openly. The book assesses the extent to which a new model of the presidency has emerged, catapulting the office out of its traditional, British-style deferential and monarchical niche into an assertive role similar to the non-executive but politically active presidencies of other European states.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coakley, John

Rafter, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Wahlen und Volksabstimmungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Changing Role of the President of Ireland.- Chapter 2: The President in Context.- Chapter 3: The Political Role of the President.- Chapter 4: Preparing the Ground, 1922-36: The Governors-General.- Chapter 5: Defining the Office, 1938–73: Hyde, Kelly and de Valera.- Chapter 6: Exploring the Boundaries, 1973–90: Childers, Ó Dálaigh and Hillery 7: Redefining the Role, 1990-2011: Robinson and McAleese.-Chapter 8. Pushing the Limits,  2011-25: The Higgins Presidency.- Chapter 9: Presidential Elections and Party Politics.- Chapter 10: The Presidential Election of 2025.- Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Future of the Presidency.

Über Autor(innen)

John Coakley, MRIA , is Emeritus Professor of Politics at University College Dublin and a fellow of the Geary Institute there. His publications include Nationalism, ethnicity and the state (2012), Reforming political institutions: Ireland in comparative perspective (2013), Non-territorial autonomy in divided societies (edited, 2017), Negotiating a settlement in Northern Ireland, 1969-2019 (co-authored, 2020), and Politics in the Republic of Ireland, 7th ed. (co-edited, 2024).

Kevin Rafter is Full Professor of Political Communication at Dublin City University. He has been a Fulbright Scholar at Boston College and a visiting professor at Arizona State University. He is the author/editor of over a dozen books on Irish media and politics including biographies and histories of key political parties. His most recent books include Fearless! Vincent Browne’s Magill and Ireland in the 1980s (2026), Dillon Rediscovered (2025) and Taoiseach and the Arts (2022). He previously worked a political journalist with The Irish Times, The Sunday Times and RTÉ, the Irish national broadcaster.