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The Political Culture of Ireland Has Remained Stable Since the Foundation of the State
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The Political Culture of Ireland Has Remained Stable Since the Foundation of the State COURSE: Public Administration MODULE: Government & Politics of Ireland "The concept of 'political culture' posits an important role for the attitudes and orientations that people hold towards authority. It describes a configuration of beliefs, values and symbols common to a nation, or to large groups within a nation that are directed towards political institutions."1 According to Campbell, Feigbaum, Linden and Norpoth, this concept is the sum and substance of political culture. This essay is concerned with how and why the political culture of Ireland has remained the stable since the foundation of the state. The context within which Irish political cultural values have been acquired will be outlined and analysed. As argued by Coakley, political cultural values do not exist in isolation but are influenced by the social background of those who hold them, thus I will examine...
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