Conor Little


Contact Details

Associate Professor
Foundation Building, University of Limerick
E: conor.little@ul.ie
 
researcher

Biography

I was awarded a PhD by the European University Institute in 2014 and I have worked at University College Dublin, Keele University, and the University of Copenhagen. My research interests include political parties, political careers, the comparative politics of climate change, and Irish politics.

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
2023 'The Legislative Agenda in Ireland, 1922-2021'
Little, C. (2023) 'The Legislative Agenda in Ireland, 1922-2021'. Irish Political Studies, [Details]
2023 'Understanding the conflict of conflicts. Is left-right conflict a necessary condition for the development of new politics?'
Green-Pedersen, C. and Little, C. (2023) 'Understanding the conflict of conflicts. Is left-right conflict a necessary condition for the development of new politics?'. Political Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'Party organisation and the party-delegate style of representation'
Close C.;Legein T.;Little C. (2022) 'Party organisation and the party-delegate style of representation'. Party Politics, [DOI] [Details]
2022 'The issue content of party politics in Ireland: a new perspective on the Irish party system and its development'
Green-Pedersen, C;Little, C (2022) 'The issue content of party politics in Ireland: a new perspective on the Irish party system and its development'. Irish Political Studies, [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Party competition on climate policy: The roles of interest groups, ideology and challenger parties in the UK and Ireland'
Carter, N;Little, C (2021) 'Party competition on climate policy: The roles of interest groups, ideology and challenger parties in the UK and Ireland'. International Political Science Review, 42 :16-32 [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Without enemies, without friends. Morality policies, the Roman Catholic Church, and Ireland¿s `secular¿ party system'
Green-Pedersen C.;Little C. (2020) 'Without enemies, without friends. Morality policies, the Roman Catholic Church, and Ireland¿s `secular¿ party system'. Journal Of European Public Policy, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Party competition on climate policy: interest groups, ideology and challenger parties in the UK and Ireland'
Carter, N.; Little, C. (2021) 'Party competition on climate policy: interest groups, ideology and challenger parties in the UK and Ireland'. International Political Science Review, 42 (1) [ULIR Link] [Details]
2020 'Without enemies, without friends. Morality policies, the Roman Catholic Church, and Ireland’s ‘secular’ party system'
Christoffer Green-Pedersen, Conor Little (2020) 'Without enemies, without friends. Morality policies, the Roman Catholic Church, and Ireland’s ‘secular’ party system'. Journal Of European Public Policy, [Details]
2019 'Climate politics in small European states'
Carter N.;Little C.;Torney D. (2019) 'Climate politics in small European states'. Environmental Politics, 28 (6):981-996 [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Drivers of political parties' climate policy preferences: lessons from Denmark and Ireland'
Ladrech R.;Little C. (2019) 'Drivers of political parties' climate policy preferences: lessons from Denmark and Ireland'. Environmental Politics, [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2018 'Political parties and climate policy: A new approach to measuring parties' climate policy preferences'
Carter, Neil; Ladrech, Robert; Little, Conor; Tsagkroni, Vasiliki (2018) 'Political parties and climate policy: A new approach to measuring parties' climate policy preferences'. Party Politics, 24 (6):731-742 [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2017 'Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals: the case of political parties' climate policy preferences in Ireland'
Little, Conor (2017) 'Intra-party policy entrepreneurship and party goals: the case of political parties' climate policy preferences in Ireland'. Irish Political Studies, 32 (2):199-223 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Ministerial Importance and Survival in Government: Tough at the Top?'
Bright, Jonathan; Döring, Holger; Little, Conor (2015) 'Ministerial Importance and Survival in Government: Tough at the Top?'. West European Politics, 38 :441-464 [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Implementing Democratic Equality in Political Parties: Organisational Consequences in the Swedish and the German Pirate Parties'
Bolleyer, Nicole; Little, Conor; von Nostitz, Felix-Christopher (2015) 'Implementing Democratic Equality in Political Parties: Organisational Consequences in the Swedish and the German Pirate Parties'. Scandinavian Political Studies, 38 :158-178 [DOI] [Details]
2012 'Ministerial Careers and 'The Missing Piece': Introducing and operationalising the ministerial careers framework'
Bright, Jonathan; Döring, Holger; Little, Conor (2012) 'Ministerial Careers and 'The Missing Piece': Introducing and operationalising the ministerial careers framework'. Eui Working Paper, 2012 (03) [Details]

Edited Books

  Year Publication
2021 Climate Politics in Small European States
Carter, N; Little C.; Torney, D (Ed.). (2021) Climate Politics in Small European States Oxford, New York: Routledge. [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
2022 'Independents in Irish Party Democracy'
Little, C (2022) 'Independents in Irish Party Democracy' Party Politics, 28 :194-195. [DOI] [Details]
2021 'Change gradually, then all at once: the general election of February 2020 in the Republic of Ireland'
Little, C. (2021) 'Change gradually, then all at once: the general election of February 2020 in the Republic of Ireland' West European Politics, 44 (3) :714-723. [DOI] [ULIR Link] [Details]
2021 'Change gradually, then all at once: the general election of February 2020 in the Republic of Ireland'
Little, C (2021) 'Change gradually, then all at once: the general election of February 2020 in the Republic of Ireland' West European Politics, 44 :714-723. [DOI] [Details]
2020 'Book review: Independents in Irish Party Democracy by Liam Weeks'
Conor Little (2020) 'Book review: Independents in Irish Party Democracy by Liam Weeks' Party Politics, . [Details]
2019 'Ideologues, Partisans, and Loyalists: Ministers and Policymaking in Parliamentary Cabinets'
Little, C (2019) 'Ideologues, Partisans, and Loyalists: Ministers and Policymaking in Parliamentary Cabinets' Perspectives On Politics, 17 :288-289. [DOI] [Details]
2019 'Book review: Partisans, Loyalists, and Ideologues. Ministers and Policymaking in Parliamentary Cabinets by Despina Alexiadou'
Little, Conor (2019) 'Book review: Partisans, Loyalists, and Ideologues. Ministers and Policymaking in Parliamentary Cabinets by Despina Alexiadou' Perspectives On Politics, 17 (1) . [Details]
2017 'The Irish general election of February 2016: towards a new politics or an early election?'
Little, Conor (2017) 'The Irish general election of February 2016: towards a new politics or an early election?' West European Politics, 40 (2) :479-488. [DOI] [Details]
2017 'Portrait of a laggard? Environmental politics and the Irish general election of February 2016'
Little, Conor (2017) 'Portrait of a laggard? Environmental politics and the Irish general election of February 2016' Environmental Politics, 26 (1) :183-188. [DOI] [Details]
2017 'The politics of climate change in Ireland: symposium introduction'
Little, Conor; Torney, Diarmuid (2017) 'The politics of climate change in Ireland: symposium introduction' Irish Political Studies, 32 (2) :191-198. [DOI] [Details]
2016 'Environmental politics in the 2015 Danish general election'
Kosiara-Pedersen, Karina; Little, Conor (2016) 'Environmental politics in the 2015 Danish general election' Environmental Politics, 25 (3) :558-563. [DOI] [Details]
2015 'Thomas Meyer, Constraints on party policy change, reviewed by Conor Little'
Little, Conor (2015) 'Thomas Meyer, Constraints on party policy change, reviewed by Conor Little' Party Politics, 21 :328-329. [DOI] [Details]
2011 'The General Election of 2011 in the Republic of Ireland: All Changed Utterly?'
Little, Conor (2011) 'The General Election of 2011 in the Republic of Ireland: All Changed Utterly?' West European Politics, 34 :1304-1313. [DOI] [Details]

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
2024 'Climate Politics and Policy'
Carter, N. & Little, C. (2024) 'Climate Politics and Policy' In: Costello, R. & Robinson, N (eds). Comparative European Politics. Distinctive Democracies, Common Challenges. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
2023 'Climate change'
Little, C. (2023) 'Climate change' In: Carter, N., Keith, D., Sindre, G. and Vasilopoulou, S (eds). The Routledge Handbook of Political Parties. London: Routledge. [Details]
2023 'The executive-centred politics of Covid-19'
Little, C. (2023) 'The executive-centred politics of Covid-19' In: Dagnis Jensen, M., Lynggaard, K., and Kluth, M (eds). Governments’ Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [DOI] [Details]
2021 'The Irish party system: at a critical juncture'
Little, C.; Farrell, D.M. (2021) 'The Irish party system: at a critical juncture' In: Farrell, D.M.; Hardiman, N (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Irish Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [Details]
2020 'The party politics of climate change in Ireland'
Little, C. (2020) 'The party politics of climate change in Ireland' In: Robbins, D., Torney, D. & Brereton, P (eds). Ireland and the Climate Crisis. London: Palgrave Macmillan. [Details]
2019 'Fianna Fáil. In the Liberals but not of the Liberals'
Little, Conor; Farrell, David M. (2019) 'Fianna Fáil. In the Liberals but not of the Liberals' In: Liberal Parties in Europe. London: Routledge. [Details]
2017 'Party Organization and Party Unity'
Little, Conor; Farrell, David M. (2017) 'Party Organization and Party Unity' In: Organizing Representation: Political Parties, Participation and Power. Oxford: Oxford University Press. [ULIR Link] [Details]
2016 'Green parties in government'
Little, Conor (2016) 'Green parties in government' In: Green Parties in Europe. London: Routledge. [Details]
2015 'Responsible government and representation in the Eurocrisis'
Froio, Caterina; Little, Conor (2015) 'Responsible government and representation in the Eurocrisis' In: Party Politics and Democracy in Europe: Essays in Honour of Peter Mair. Abingdon; New York: Routledge. [Details]
2015 'Environmental Challenges'
Little, Conor; Torney, Diarmuid (2015) 'Environmental Challenges' In: The SAGE Handbook of European Foreign Policy. Sage. [Details]
2014 'Irlanda'
Little, Conor (2014) 'Irlanda' In: L’Italia e L’Europa al Bivio delle Riforme. Le elezioni europee e amministrative del 25 maggio 2014. Bologna: Cattaneo Institute. [Details]
2010 'Ireland'
Little, Conor; Sudulich, Maria Laura; Wall, Matthew (2010) 'Ireland' In: The 2009 Elections to the European Parliament : country reports. Florence: European University Institute. [Details]