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Party Politics in a New Democracy

The Irish Free State, 1922-37

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Authors:
  1. Mel Farrell

    1. University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

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  • Offers a new perspective on interwar Ireland and its two dominant parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil
  • Analyses political culture, organisation, strategies and rhetoric in the Irish Free State
  • Examines the Free State’s politics within the context of wider events in Europe
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Political History (PSPH)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 299-332
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About this book

This book offers a timely, and fresh historical perspective on the politics of independent Ireland. Interwar Ireland’s politics have been caricatured as an anomaly, with the distinction between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael bewildering political commentators and scholars alike. It is common for Ireland’s politics to be presented as an anomaly that compare unfavourably to the neat left/right cleavages evident in Britain and much of Europe. 
By offering an historical re-appraisal of the Irish Free State’s politics, anchored in the wider context of inter-war Europe, Mel Farrell argues that the Irish party system is not unique in having two dominant parties capable of adapting to changing circumstances, and suggests that this has been a key strength of Irish democracy. Moreover, the book challenges the tired cliché of ‘Civil War Politics’ by demonstrating that events subsequent to Civil War led the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil cleavage dominant in the twentieth-century.  



Authors and Affiliations

  • University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Mel Farrell

About the author

Mel Farrell is Adjunct Lecturer of Irish and Southern African History at University College Dublin, Ireland, and Maynooth University. He has previously lectured at Maynooth University and Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland. He was also formerly a Government of Ireland (IRCHSS) scholar, 2009-11, and has published numerous articles in such journals as Éire-Ireland and New Hibernia Review.  

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Party Politics in a New Democracy

  • Book Subtitle: The Irish Free State, 1922-37

  • Authors: Mel Farrell

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Political History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63585-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63584-2Published: 01 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87588-0Published: 27 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63585-9Published: 16 November 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2946-5176

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-5184

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 332

  • Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, History of Modern Europe, Political History, Social History, History of Military

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