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The rise and fall of social partnership: its impact on interest group lobbying in Ireland
Author(s) -
Stafford Peter
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of public affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1479-1854
pISSN - 1472-3891
DOI - 10.1002/pa.394
Subject(s) - irish , general partnership , social partnership , prime minister , interest group , political science , political economy , public administration , economics , sociology , politics , law , philosophy , linguistics
This paper explores the dynamics of interest group lobbying in Ireland, and the mechanism of lobbying through social partnership, an institutionalized form of deliberative policy making. Following the resignation of Bertie Ahern as Taoiseach (prime minister) in May 2008 and the collapse of the Irish economy, the influencing and lobbying ability of the social partners has waned, and this paper explores how interest groups amended their lobbying tactics to cope with the rise and fall of social partnership in Ireland. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.