REFERENDUM BRIEFING. THE SECOND REFERENDUM ON THE TREATY OF LISBON IN IRELAND, 2 OCTOBER 2009

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Ireland held a re‐run of the Lisbon Treaty referendum on 2 October 2009. In response to the Treaty's rejection by referendum in June 2008 the government secured legal guarantees on: a commissioner for each member state, taxation, neutrality, social issues, and workers' rights. Despite the backdrop of a serious economic crisis, Ireland voted by 67.1% to 32.9% to pass the treaty, on the back of a 58% turnout. This represented a swing of 20% from the No to Yes side from the first Lisbon referendum. There were strong levels of public knowledge about and engagement in the Treaty, aided by substantive media engagement and an active referendum commission.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2010.485845