Komito, LeeLeeKomito2019-05-022019-05-021989 the A1989-01-01Administration0001-8325http://hdl.handle.net/10197/10266The examination of clientelism has been a major theme in Irish politics and administration. People usually understand clientelism as referring to exchanges in the electoral arena: politicians intervene, on behalf of voters, in the administrative process, and, in return, voters reward politicians with votes. If most citizens do not recognize the term, they recognize the phenomenon: politicians using their personal influence to obtain state benefits for constituents and, in return, constituents providing their votes. Politicians are viewed as brokers, mediating between the state and the public.enClientelismBrokeragePoliticiansIrelandElectoral clientelismJournal Article3721711962019-03-02https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/