Hard Questions for Democracy

Abstract

1. Introduction - Introducing Hard Questions for Democracy Raj Chari, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Part I - Democracy and Legitimacy 2. Democracy and Moral Autonomy James L. Hyland, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 3. The Values of Democratic Proceduralism Gerry Mackie, University of California, USA Section II - Democracy and The Markets 4. Financial and Economic Crisis: Theoretical Explanations of the Global Sunset Patrick Bernhagen, University of Aberdeen, UK and Raj Chari, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 5. Financial and Economic Crisis: Explaining the Sunset Over the Celtic Tiger Raj Chari, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Patrick Bernhagen, University of Aberdeen, UK Section III - Democracy, Political Parties and Voters 6. Why Vote-Seeking Parties May Make Voters Miserable Michael Laver, New York University, USA 7. What Gives Politics Such a Bad Name Heinz Brandenburg, University of Aberdeen, UK 8. Can Compactness Constrain the Gerrymander Macartan Humphreys, Columbia University, USA 9. Electing Women to the Dail: Gender Cues and the Irish Voter Gail McElroy and Michael Marsh, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 10. Parties and Referendums in Ireland, 1937-2011 Michael Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Section IV - Democracy and Participation 11. Should Irish Emigrants Have Votes? External Voting in Ireland Iseult Honohan, University College Dublin, Ireland 12. Can the Internet Reinvent Democracy? Maria Laura Sudulich, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Section V - Democracy, Violence and Conflict 13. Are the Citizens of a Democracy a Just Target for Terrorists? Colm McKeogh, University of Waikato, New Zealand 14. Bombings to Ballots: The Evolution of the Irish Republican Movement's Conceptualization of Democracy Garrett O'Boyle, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland