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The Multilevel Implications of a Sinn Féin Government in Ireland
Abstract The electoral growth of Sinn Féin on both sides of the Irish border has generated much political and academic attention in recent years. The party could form part of the government in Dublin for the first time at the next Irish general election, though that outcome is far from certain.
Conor J. Kelly
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INEQUALITY AND THE REFERENDUM LEVY [PDF]
This study examines whether or not the referendum levy generates revenue disparities among school districts. More specifically, we hypothesize that if the referendum levy generates inequalities in school finance, a positive relationship will exist ...
Kaiser, Harry M., Nelson, Glenn L.
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Demokracja bezpośrednia wobec dążeń separatystycznych. Rozważania nad kategorią referendum niepodległościowego [PDF]
The aim of this article was to present the referendum on independence within the framework of the current definitions and typologies of referendum, and to present the main doubts concerning the political conditions and the function of the independence ...
Czapiewski, Tomasz
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Abstract The forthcoming general election will be the most consequential electoral contest for the Republic of Ireland in a century. The polity is situated in truly novel territory with the potential for an historic first: the incoming of a Sinn Féin‐led, left‐wing government.
Chris Ó Rálaigh
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Relaxing electoral constraints in local education funding
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, EarlyView.
Michel Grosz, Ross Milton
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Senedd Reform: From Aspiration to Cold‐Headed Reality?
Abstract In May 2024, the Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill completed its legislative journey through the Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament. The bill marks the latest chapter in the Senedd's evolution from an assembly established with no formally separated executive branch and no primary legislative powers into a lawmaking and tax‐raising ...
Adam Evans
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The Early History of the Referendum [PDF]
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Playing the System: Electoral Bias in the 2024 UK General Election
Abstract The UK's 2024 general election was the least proportional of modern times. Labour's substantial parliamentary majority rested on the smallest ever winning party vote share. The Conservatives, meanwhile, suffered one of their worst ever results.
Charles Pattie, David Cutts
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Are Referendums Directly Democratic?
Abstract Referendums are regularly defined as being directly democratic. Indeed, the term ‘direct democracy’ is often used synonymously with referendums. The label ‘direct democracy’ is used to make two different types of claims about referendums: (i) descriptive claims about what referendums are; and (ii) normative claims about how ...
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The parliamentary election and referendum in Belarus, October 2004 [PDF]
Belarus became an independent state in December 1991 on the dissolution of the USSR; and it became a presidential state under its constitution of March 1994.
Elena Korosteleva-Polglase+3 more
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