PSAI Press

PSAI have published or co-published a number of books under the PSAI Press imprint. These include

Politics in the Republic of Ireland, 7th ed (Routledge, 2024) ISBN 9781032357690 (hardback), 9781032357652 (paperback), 9781003328476 (e-book). 1st edition published by PSAI Press, 1992; subsequent editions co-published with PSAI Press (to 6th edition, 2018).
Irish Elections 1948–77: results and analysis (co-published with Routledge, 2009) ISBN 978-0-415-54830-4; since 2019 also available in paperback (ISBN 978-1-13897334-3) and as an eBook (ISBN 978-0-20387541-4)
Days of Blue Loyalty: the politics of membership of the Fine Gael party (2002) ISBN 0-9519748-6-6
How Ireland Voted 1992 (co-published with Folens, 1993) ISBN 0-86121-408-0
Irish Elections 1922–44: results and analysis (1993) ISBN 0-9519748-1-5; available at €25 including postage
How Ireland Voted 1989 (1990) ISBN 0-9515731-0-1

For information on ordering Politics in the Republic of Ireland go to your bookseller or to the relevant Routledge site.

To order PSAI Press books, please contact psaipresident@gmail.com.

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