Mitchell, Paul


Dr Paul Mitchell  

Department

Position held

Department of Government

Department of Methodology

Experience keywords:

electoral systems; party competition; comparative national conflicts; Ireland; comparative ethnic conflicts; elections; Republic of Ireland; West European politics; Northern Ireland; coalition governance; political parties

Countries and regions to which research relates:

Ireland; Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

+44 (0)20 7955 6340

Publications

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2011

Mitchell, Paul and Watterson, Stephen (2011) Justifying grounds: contract. In: Mitchell, Charles and Mitchell, Paul and Watterson, Stephen, (eds.) Goff & Jones: the law of unjust enrichment. Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 9781847039101

Mitchell, Charles and Mitchell, Paul and Watterson, Stephen (2011) Goff & Jones: the law of unjust enrichment. Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 9781847039101

2010

Mitchell, Paul (2010) Why ‘hung’ parliaments and coalitions are normal in western Europe. Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

Mitchell, Paul (2010) How will Northern Ireland vote in 2010? Blog post from London School of Economics & Political Science

2009

Mitchell, Paul and Evans, Geoffrey and O'Leary, Brendan (2009) Extremist outbidding in ethnic party systems is not inevitable: tribune parties in Northern Ireland. Political studies, 57 (2). pp. 397-421. ISSN 0032-3217

Mitchell, Paul and Evans, Geoffrey (2009) Ethnic party competition and the dynamics of power-sharing in Northern Ireland. In: Taylor, Rupert, (ed.) Consociational theory: McGarry and O'Leary and the Northern Ireland conflict. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 146-164. ISBN 9780415429139

2008

Gallagher, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) (2008) The politics of electoral systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 9780199238675

Mitchell, Paul and Nyblade, Benjamin (2008) Government formation and cabinet type in parliamentary democracies. In: Strøm, Kaare and Müller, Wolfgang and Bergman, Torbjörn, (eds.) Cabinets and coalition bargaining: the democractic life cycle in Western Europe. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 201-236. ISBN 9780198297864

2007

Mitchell, Paul (2007) Party competition and voting behaviour since agreement. In: Carmichael, Paul and Knox, Colin and Osborne, Robert, (eds.) Devolution and constitutional change in Northern Ireland. Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK, pp. 110-124. ISBN 9780719073885

2006

Mitchell, Paul and Evans, Geoffrey and O'Leary, Brendan (2006) Extremist outbidding in ethnic party systems is not inevitable: tribune parties in Northern Ireland. PSPE working papers, 06-2006. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2005

Gouws, Amanda and Mitchell, Paul (2005) South Africa: one party dominance despite perfect proportionality. In: Gallagher, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) The politics of electoral systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 353-374. ISBN 9780199257560

Mitchell, Paul and O'Leary, Brendan and Evans, Geoffrey (2005) Changing party fortunes: party competition and public opinion at the Northern Ireland Assembly elections of 2003. ARK Northern Ireland

Gallagher, Michael and Mitchell, Paul (2005) Introduction to electoral systems. In: Gallagher, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) The politics of electoral systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 3-23. ISBN 9780199257560

Mitchell, Paul (2005) The United Kingdom: plurality rule under siege. In: Gallagher, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) The politics of electoral systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 157-184. ISBN 0199257566

2003

Mitchell, Paul (2003) Ireland: 'o what a tangled web': delegation, accountability and executive power. In: Strom, Kaare and Muller, Wolfgang and Bergman, Torbjorn, (eds.) Delegation and accountability in parliamentary democracies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 418-444. ISBN 9780199291601

Mitchell, Paul (2003) Government formation in 2002: 'you can have any kind of government as long as it's Fianna Fail'. In: Gallagher, Michael and Marsh, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) How Ireland voted 2002. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 214-229. ISBN 0333968352

Mitchell, Paul (2003) Fianna Fil still dominant in the coalition era: The Irish general election of May 2002. West European politics, 26 (2). pp. 174-183. ISSN 1743-9655

2002

Mitchell, Paul and O'Leary, Brendan and Evans, Geoffrey (2002) The 2001 elections in Northern Ireland: moderating 'extremists' and the squeezing of the moderates. Representation, 39 (1). pp. 23-36. ISSN 0034-4893

2001

Mitchell, Paul (2001) Divided government in Ireland. In: Elgie, Robert, (ed.) Divided government in comparative perspective. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 182-208. ISBN 9780198295655

Mitchell, Paul and O'Leary, Brendan and Evans, Geoffrey (2001) Northern Ireland: flanking extremists bite the moderates and emerge in their clothes. Parliamentary affairs, 54 (4). pp. 725-742. ISSN 0031-2290

Mitchell, Paul (2001) Transcending an ethnic party system: the impacts of consociational governancce on electoral dynamics and the party system. In: Wilford, Richard, (ed.) Aspects of the Belfast agreement. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK, pp. 28-48. ISBN 9780199244041

2000

Mitchell, Paul (2000) Voters and their representatives: electoral institutions and delegation in parliamentary democracies. European journal of political research, 37 (3). pp. 335-351. ISSN 0304-4130

Mitchell, Paul (2000) Ireland: from single-party to coalition rule. In: Müller, Wolfgang and Strøm, Kaare, (eds.) Coalition governments in Western Europe. Oxford university press, Oxford, pp. 126-157. ISBN 9780198297611

1999

Mitchell, Paul and Marsh, Michael (1999) Office, votes and then policy: hard choices for political parties in the Republic of Ireland. In: Müller, Wolfgang C. and Strøm, Kaare, (eds.) Policy, office or votes? How political parties in Western Europe Make hard decisions. Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 36-62. ISBN 9780521637237

Mitchell, Paul and Wilford, Rick, (eds.) (1999) Politics in Northern Ireland. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. ISBN 9780813335285

Mitchell, Paul (1999) Government formation: a tale of two coalitions. In: Marsh, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) How Ireland voted 1997. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, pp. 243-263. ISBN 9780813332185

Mitchell, Paul (1999) Coalition discipline, enforcement mechanisms and intra-party politics. In: Bowler, Shaun and Farrell, David and Katz, Richard, (eds.) Party discipline and parliamentary government. Ohio State University Press, Columbus, pp. 269-288. ISBN 9780814207963

Mitchell, Paul (1999) Futures. In: Mitchell, Paul and Wilford, Rick, (eds.) Politics in Northern Ireland. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, pp. 265-285. ISBN 9780813335285

Marsh, Michael and Mitchell, Paul, (eds.) (1999) How Ireland voted 1997. Westview Press, Boulder, CO. ISBN 9780813332185

Mitchell, Paul (1999) The party system and party competition. In: Mitchell, Paul and Wilford, Rick, (eds.) Politics in Northern Ireland. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, pp. 91-116. ISBN 9780813335285

Mitchell, Paul and Gillespie, Gordon (1999) The electoral systems. In: Mitchell, Paul and Wilford, Rick, (eds.) Politics in Northern Ireland. Westview Press, Boulder, CO, pp. 60-90. ISBN 9780813335285

1997

Mitchell, Paul (1997) Irland: Von Einparteien- zu Koalitionsregierungen. In: Muller, Wolfgang and Strom, Kaare, (eds.) Koalitions- regierungen in Westeuropa. Signum-Verlag, Vienna, Austria, pp. 161-198.

1995

Mitchell, Paul (1995) Party competition in an ethnic dual party system. Ethnic and racial studies, 18 (4). pp. 773-796. ISSN 0141-9870

1993

Mitchell, Paul (1993) The 1992 general election in the Republic of Ireland. Irish political studies, 8 pp. 111-117. ISSN 0790-7184

1991

Mitchell, Paul (1991) Conflict regulation and party competition in Northern Ireland. European journal of political research, 20 (1). pp. 67-92. ISSN 0304-4130

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