2020
DOI: 10.3898/soun.75.04.2020
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Good times for a change? Ireland since the general election

Abstract: The 2020 Irish general election result was widely characterised as both a 'shock' and as a victory for the left. These claims are only partially true. The recent turn to the left was not a sudden development, but rather an expression of how the Irish political landscape has changed since the global financial crash. And while the electorate certainly appear more open to left-wing politics, the principal beneficiaries in terms of the popular vote (Sinn Féin) and access to power (the Greens) were parties with on… Show more

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“…To consider how housing discontent might be operationalised, look to the case of Ireland, a country wracked by the financial crisis, a housing market collapse and austerity (Waldron and Redmond, 2014). These conditions have reshaped Irish politics as the populist, left-wing Sinn Féin party has made significant electoral gains on housing issues (Coulter and Reynolds, 2020). The country has experienced a series of housing crises, from a finance-led housing bubble in the 2000s, to a severe market collapse in the 2010s where one-fifth of all mortgages entered default (Waldron and Redmond, 2016).…”
Section: Towards a Research Agenda: Housing Discontentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To consider how housing discontent might be operationalised, look to the case of Ireland, a country wracked by the financial crisis, a housing market collapse and austerity (Waldron and Redmond, 2014). These conditions have reshaped Irish politics as the populist, left-wing Sinn Féin party has made significant electoral gains on housing issues (Coulter and Reynolds, 2020). The country has experienced a series of housing crises, from a finance-led housing bubble in the 2000s, to a severe market collapse in the 2010s where one-fifth of all mortgages entered default (Waldron and Redmond, 2016).…”
Section: Towards a Research Agenda: Housing Discontentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is a narrative familiar to the sociopolitical history of Ireland as a country renowned for its conservativism. Notwithstanding this, during the general election in 2016, a further shift in support towards left-wing politics appeared in the country when steady gains were made by democratic socialist and left-wing contenders in the form of Solidarity, People Before Profit, and Sinn Féin (for background context, see Coulter and Reynolds, 2020; McCabe, 2015; Ó Broin, 2009). It has been suggested the gains made by Sinn Féin were substantial enough to create a two and a half party system compared to the traditional route of power passing between Fianna Fáil to Fine Gael (Haynes and Schweppe, 2017; Kavanagh, 2015; Lentin and McVeigh, 2006).…”
Section: The Rise Of the Far-right In Europe And Its Threat To Lgbt+ ...mentioning
confidence: 99%