The book examines how the Belfast Agreement came about and its effect on unionism, nationalism, the paramilitaries, electoral support for local parties and the constitutional position of Northern Ireland. It also considers the extent to which the Agreement may be regarded as an exercise in political cynicism or the basis for lasting peace.
The legal dimension of the book provides accessible understanding both of the use of the criminal law in response to terrorism and of the constitutional status of Northern Ireland prior to the 1998 Belfast Agreement.
This book is the third to be published by Ashgate, completing a trilogy on the 'problem' of Northern Ireland. It examines the political content of the unionist and nationalist 'ideologies'...
The contributions to this book challenge much conventional understanding of a number of important issues relating the Troubles.
A collection of essays by academics and specialists (rather than participants) that provides a comprehensive analysis of the perceptions and responses of each of the predominant political movements and forces...
21; J. Kelly, 'The Genesis of the “Protestant Ascendancy”', in G. O'Brien (ed.), Parliament, Politics and People, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin 1989, ... England and Ireland: The Papers of Denys Scully, Dublin, 1988. 21 M. Teich and R. Porter.
This title examines the political content of the unionist and nationalist ideologies which have emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Ireland.
Whilst there are any number of books on the subject of Northern Ireland, few provide much guidance on how it has been handled by Westminster and Whitehall, or indeed the...
British Government and the Northern Ireland Question: Governing a Divided Community
From 1800 to 1922 the Irish Question was the most emotional and divisive issue in British politics.
Northern Ireland: Questions of Nuance