Governing together in good and bad economic times : the fulfilment of election pledges in Ireland

Thomson, Robert and Costello, Rory (2016) Governing together in good and bad economic times : the fulfilment of election pledges in Ireland. Irish Political Studies. ISSN 0790-7184 (https://doi.org/10.1080/07907184.2016.1149066)

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Abstract

According to mandate theory, parties make pledges during election campaigns, and the parties that form governments after elections fulfil their pledges. We examine the extent to which the fulfilment of election pledges depends on the type of government that forms and the economic conditions governing parties face. We do this by examining the fulfilment of Irish parties’ election pledges over a period of more than 30 years, 1977-2011. During the time period considered, the Irish electoral and party systems produced eleven governments of four distinct types: majority and minority coalitions as well as majority and minority single-party governments. The eleven governments that held office during this period also varied considerably from each other in duration and the economic conditions they faced. By examining variation in pledge fulfilment across these governments, are able to draw inferences about the effects of different types of government and economic conditions on pledge fulfilment.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:55818
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    25 February 2016
    Published
    25 February 2016
    Published Online
    30 November 2015
    Accepted
    Notes:This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Irish Political Studies on 25.02.2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07907184.2016.1149066
    Subjects:Political Science
    Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > Government and Public Policy > Politics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:09 Mar 2016 13:26
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:21
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/55818
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