Biography

Rory Costello specialises in electoral and legislative politics in Europe, with a particular focus on Ireland and on the European Union. Before coming to UL in 2011, Rory worked at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published on topics such as election pledge fulfilment, party politics in the European Parliament, the division of power among EU institutions, bicameralism, political representation, and coalition formation. His research has appeared in a variety of international journals including (among others) Party Politics, European Union Politics, Journal of European Public Policy, Electoral Studies, West European Politics, and American Journal of Political Science. He runs the WhichCandidate voting aid application (www.whichcandidate.ie)

Research Interests

My research interests include EU politics, political representation, electoral behaviour, voter engagement and coalition government.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journals

2022

How does the composition of the European Parliament shape its role in EU decision-making?

Costello, R (2022) How does the composition of the European Parliament shape its role in EU decision-making?. ABINGDON : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Journal Of European Public Policy :117-135

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2021

How does the composition of the European Parliament shape its role in EU decision-making?

Costello, R (2021) How does the composition of the European Parliament shape its role in EU decision-making?. Journal Of European Public Policy

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2021

Issue congruence between voters and parties: examining the democratic party mandate in Ireland

Costello, R (2021) Issue congruence between voters and parties: examining the democratic party mandate in Ireland. ABINGDON : ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD Irish Political Studies :581-605

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2021

Issue congruence between voters and parties: examining the democratic party mandate in Ireland

Costello, R (2021) Issue congruence between voters and parties: examining the democratic party mandate in Ireland. Irish Political Studies

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2020

Congruence between voters and parties: The role of party-level issue salience

Costello R.;Toshkov D.;Bos B.;Krouwel A. (2020) Congruence between voters and parties: The role of party-level issue salience. European Journal Of Political Research

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2020

Rally around the EU flag: Irish party positions on the EU in the wake of Brexit

Costello, R (2020) Rally around the EU flag: Irish party positions on the EU in the wake of Brexit. Journal Of Contemporary European Studies

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2017

The Fulfillment of Parties' Election Pledges: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Power Sharing

Thomson, R; R Royed; E Naurin; J Artés; R Costello; L Ennser-Jedenastik; M Ferguson; P Kostandinova; C Moury; F Pétry; K Praprontnik (2017) The Fulfillment of Parties' Election Pledges: A Comparative Study on the Impact of Power Sharing. American Journal Of Political Science :527-542

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2017

The miracle of the markets: Identifying key campaign events in the Scottish independence referendum using betting odds

Wall, M; Costello, R; Lindsay, S (2017) The miracle of the markets: Identifying key campaign events in the Scottish independence referendum using betting odds. Electoral Studies :39-47

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2017

The ideological space in Irish politics: comparing voters and parties

Costello, Rory (2017) The ideological space in Irish politics: comparing voters and parties. Irish Political Studies :404-431

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2016

Governing together in good and bad economic times: the fulfilment of election pledges in Ireland

Thomson, Robert; Costello, Rory (2016) Governing together in good and bad economic times: the fulfilment of election pledges in Ireland. Irish Political Studies :182-203

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2016

Bicameralism, nationality and party cohesion in the European Parliament

Costello, Rory; Thomson, Robert (2016) Bicameralism, nationality and party cohesion in the European Parliament. Party Politics :773-783

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2013

The distribution of power among EU institutions: who wins under codecision and why?

Costello, R,Thomson, R (2013) The distribution of power among EU institutions: who wins under codecision and why?. Journal Of European Public Policy :1025-1039

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2012

A new dataset on decision-making in the European Union before and after the 2004 and 2007 enlargements (DEUII)

Thomson, R,Arregui, J,Leuffen, D,Costello, R,Cross, J,Hertz, R,Jensen, T (2012) A new dataset on decision-making in the European Union before and after the 2004 and 2007 enlargements (DEUII). Journal Of European Public Policy :604-622

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2012

European Parliament Elections and Political Representation: Policy Congruence between Voters and Parties

Costello, R,Thomassen, J,Rosema, M (2012) European Parliament Elections and Political Representation: Policy Congruence between Voters and Parties. West European Politics :1226-1248

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2011

The nexus of bicameralism: Rapporteurs' impact on decision outcomes in the European Union

Costello, R; Thomson, R (2011) The nexus of bicameralism: Rapporteurs' impact on decision outcomes in the European Union. European Union Politics :337-357

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2011

Does Bicameralism Promote Stability? Inter-institutional Relations and Coalition Formation in the European Parliament

Costello, R (2011) Does Bicameralism Promote Stability? Inter-institutional Relations and Coalition Formation in the European Parliament. West European Politics :122-144

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2010

The policy impact of leadership in committees: Rapporteurs' influence on the European Parliament's opinions

Costello, R; Thomson, R (2010) The policy impact of leadership in committees: Rapporteurs' influence on the European Parliament's opinions. European Union Politics :219-240

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2009

Picking your party online - An investigation of Ireland's first online voting advice application

Wall, M; Sudulich, M.L.; Costello, R., Leon, E. (2009) Picking your party online - An investigation of Ireland's first online voting advice application. Information Polity :203-218

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2008

Election Pledges and their Enactment in Coalition Governments: A Comparative Analysis of Ireland

Costello, R.; Thomson, R. (2008) Election Pledges and their Enactment in Coalition Governments: A Comparative Analysis of Ireland. Journal Of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties :239-256

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Books

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Book Chapters

2021

Election Pledge Fulfilment Under Minority Government

Costello, R; Sheridan, A; Casey, D (2021) Election Pledge Fulfilment Under Minority Government. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave macmillan How Ireland Voted 2020: The End of an Era :23-40

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2019

European elections gradually becoming less 'second-order' in Ireland

Costello, R (2019) European elections gradually becoming less 'second-order' in Ireland. Sundsvall : Mittuniversitetet Euroflections: Leading academics on the European elections 2019

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2019

Ireland

Thomson R.;Costello R.;Love E. (2019) Ireland. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press Party Mandates and Democracy: Making, Breaking, and Keeping Election Pledges in Twelve Countries :189-204

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2018

Party identification in the wake of the crisis: a nascent realignment?

Costello, R (2018) Party identification in the wake of the crisis: a nascent realignment?. Manchester : Manchester University Press The Post-Crisis Irish Voter: Voting Behaviour in the Irish 2016 General Election

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2018

Party identification in the wake of the crisis: A nascent realignment?

Costello, R (2018) Party identification in the wake of the crisis: A nascent realignment?. MANCHESTER : MANCHESTER UNIV PRESS POST-CRISIS IRISH VOTER :82-98

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2017

Bicameralism

Costello, R (2017) Bicameralism. Thousand Oaks CA : Sage Publications The Sage Encyclopedia of Political Behavior :58-59

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2016

The Fulfilment of Election Pledges by the Outgoing Government

Costello, Rory; O'Neill, Paul; Thomson, Robert (2016) The Fulfilment of Election Pledges by the Outgoing Government. London : Palgrave Macmillan How Ireland Voted 2016: The Election that Nobody Won :27-45

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2008

The fulfilment of election pledges

Costello, R; Thomson, R (2008) The fulfilment of election pledges. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmilan How Ireland Voted 2007 :19-32

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Edited Books

2020

Comparative European Politics: Distinctive Democracies, Common Challenges

(2020) Comparative European Politics: Distinctive Democracies, Common Challenges. Oxford : Oxford University Press

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Other Journals

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Conference Publications

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Conference Contributions

2017

European Consortium for Political Research General Conference

R. Costello, P. Dumont, R. Thomson, M. Kerby and E. O'Malley (2017) European Consortium for Political Research General Conference.

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2017

Mid-West Political Science Association Annual Conference

R. Thomson, C. Moury, R. Costello, M. Ferguson and K. Praprotnik (2017) Mid-West Political Science Association Annual Conference.

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2017

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

R Costello (2017) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2016

American Political Science Association Annual Meeting

R. Thomson, T. Royed, E. Naurin, J. Artes, R. Costello, D. Duval, M. Ferguson, P. Kostadinova, C. Moury, F Petry and K Prapotnik (2016) American Political Science Association Annual Meeting.

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2016

The Responsible Party Model in Times of Dealignment

Rory Costello and Achillefs Papageorgiou (2016) The Responsible Party Model in Times of Dealignment.

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2016

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, Rory (2016) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2016

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, Rory; Papageorgiou, Achillefs (2016) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2015

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, Rory (2015) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2015

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, Rory; McInerney, Rita (2015) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2014

European Parliament Information Office: conference on outcome of the European Parliament elections

Costello, R (2014) European Parliament Information Office: conference on outcome of the European Parliament elections.

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2014

MacGill Summer School

Costello, R (2014) MacGill Summer School.

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2014

Royal Irish Academy: Models of Bicameralism

Costello, R (2014) Royal Irish Academy: Models of Bicameralism.

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2014

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Wall, Matthew; Costello, Rory; Lindsay, Stephen (2014) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2014

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, Rory (2014) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2013

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Thomson, Robert and Costello, Rory (2013) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2013

European Political Science Association Annual Conference

Costello, Rory (2013) European Political Science Association Annual Conference.

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2013

European Political Science Association Annual Conference

Costello, Rory and Robert Thomson (2013) European Political Science Association Annual Conference.

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2013

MPSA Annual Conference, Chicago

Costello, Rory (2013) MPSA Annual Conference, Chicago.

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2013

MPSA Annual Conference, Chicago

Costello, Rory and Robert Thomson (2013) MPSA Annual Conference, Chicago.

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2012

Sixth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics

Costello, R; Thomson, R (2012) Sixth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics.

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2011

Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference

Thomassen, J; Costello, R; Rosema, M (2011) Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference.

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2010

Fifth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics

Costello, R (2010) Fifth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics.

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2009

Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference

Costello, R (2009) Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference.

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2009

Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Workshop

Costello, R (2009) Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Workshop.

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2008

Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Workshop

Costello, R (2008) Netherlands Institute of Governance Annual Workshop.

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2007

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, R; Thomson, R (2007) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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2006

Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference

Costello, R; Thomson, R (2006) Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Conference.

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Published Reports

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Editorials

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Book Reviews

2019

A Conservative Revolution? Electoral Change in Twenty-First-Century Ireland

Costello, R (2019) A Conservative Revolution? Electoral Change in Twenty-First-Century Ireland. LONDON : SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Party Politics :738-739

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2013

The Strain of Representation: How Parties Represent Diverse Voters in Western and Eastern Europe

Costello, R (2013) The Strain of Representation: How Parties Represent Diverse Voters in Western and Eastern Europe. Parliaments and Estates

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Other Publications

2019

A Conservative Revolution? Electoral Change in Twenty-First-Century Ireland

Costello, R (2019) A Conservative Revolution? Electoral Change in Twenty-First-Century Ireland. LONDON : SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD Party Politics :738-739

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2017

How well do Irish political parties represent the views of voters?

Costello, R (2017) How well do Irish political parties represent the views of voters?. Irish Politics Forum

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2016

Which government best reflects the ‘will of the people'?

Costello, R (2016) Which government best reflects the ‘will of the people'?. Irish Politics Forum

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2016

Economic issues provide election's common ground

Costello, Rory (2016) Economic issues provide election's common ground. Limerick Leader

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2016

Fine Gael and Labour differ on almost half of election issues - survey

Costello, Rory (2016) Fine Gael and Labour differ on almost half of election issues - survey. Irish Times

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2016

Abortion issue divides opinion in parties, suvery shows

Costello, Rory (2016) Abortion issue divides opinion in parties, suvery shows. Irish Times

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2015

Housing crisis emerges as single biggest election issue

Costello, Rory (2015) Housing crisis emerges as single biggest election issue. Irish Times

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2015

The European Parliament's transnational party groups are surprisingly cohesive, but don't underestimate the potential for national divisions

Costello, Rory; Thomson, Robert (2015) The European Parliament's transnational party groups are surprisingly cohesive, but don't underestimate the potential for national divisions. The Democratic Audit UK

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2015

Outcome will be regarded as barometer of party strength

Costello, Rory (2015) Outcome will be regarded as barometer of party strength. Irish Times

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2014

The rise of independents…what does it mean for policy-making?

Costello, R (2014) The rise of independents…what does it mean for policy-making?. TheJournal.ie

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2014

Sinn Féin surge cannot be explained by anti-EU sentiment

Costello, R; Wall, M (2014) Sinn Féin surge cannot be explained by anti-EU sentiment. The Irish Times

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2014

Are parties in tune with their supporters on matters of policy?

Costello, R (2014) Are parties in tune with their supporters on matters of policy?. The Irish Times

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2014

Online tool can help find party closest to your political views

Costello, R (2014) Online tool can help find party closest to your political views. The Irish Times

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2014

A surge in support for independents and fringe parties is leading to an increasingly fragmented Irish party system

Costello, Rory (2014) A surge in support for independents and fringe parties is leading to an increasingly fragmented Irish party system.

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2014

Online tool helps byelection voters to assess candidates

Costello, Rory (2014) Online tool helps byelection voters to assess candidates.

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2014

The Irish European Parliament elections will be fought on the basis of personalities rather than parties

Costello, R (2014) The Irish European Parliament elections will be fought on the basis of personalities rather than parties. LSE European Politics and Policy blog

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2013

The Strain of Representation: How Parties Represent Diverse Voters in Western and Eastern Europe

Costello, R (2013) The Strain of Representation: How Parties Represent Diverse Voters in Western and Eastern Europe. Parliaments and Estates

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2012

Sharing power is bad for the health of junior coalition partners

Costello, R (2012) Sharing power is bad for the health of junior coalition partners. TheJournal.ie

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2012

Why hasn't a far-right party like Golden Dawn emerged in Ireland?

Costello, R (2012) Why hasn't a far-right party like Golden Dawn emerged in Ireland?. TheJournal.ie

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