The Politics of Northern Ireland / / Joanne McEvoy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: McEvoy, Joanne,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Politics Study Guides : PSG
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625017');The political scene in Northern Ireland is constantly evolving. This book reflects the most recent changes and synthesises some of the best thinking on the subject. It provides an overview of the politics of Northern Ireland, including detailed coverage of the institutional structure under the Good Friday Agreement and an evaluation of how the institutions operated in practice.Opening with the historical context and discussion of the nature of the conflict, the standpoints of unionism, nationalism, loyalism and republicanism are explored. The evolution of political initiatives since the 1970s is traced, leading to the peace process of the 1990s and culminating in the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. The period of devolution in Northern Ireland (1999-2002) is evaluated, and the book concludes with coverage of political developments post-suspension, paying particular attention to the on-going debate on changes to the Agreement and the prospects for power-sharing.Key FeaturesPresents an impartial view of Northern Irish politicsGives readers the confidence to use some of the more complicated political concepts in their study of the subjectEncourages readers to analyse, question and discuss Northern Irish politics"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- Introduction -- Intro -- Chapter outline -- A study guide -- 1 Theoretical Perspectives on the Northern Ireland Conflict -- Introduction -- The ethno-national conflict -- The concept of identity in Northern Ireland -- Marxist accounts -- The colonial interpretation -- Consociational theory -- 2 Background to the Conflict -- Introduction -- The historical context -- Home Rule and partition -- The Stormont regime -- The civil rights movement -- Onset of 'the Troubles' -- Communal divisions -- 3 Political Parties and Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland -- Introduction -- Ulster Unionist Party -- Democratic Unionist Party -- Social Democratic and Labour Party -- Sinn Féin -- Alliance Party of Northern Ireland -- Progressive Unionist Party -- Republican paramilitaries -- Loyalist paramilitaries -- 4 Finding a Solution: from Sunningdale to the Framework Documents -- Introduction -- Introduction of direct rule -- Sunningdale Agreement and Executive 1973-4 -- Rolling devolution 1982 -- Anglo-Irish Agreement 1985 -- Brooke-Mayhew talks 1991-2 -- Downing Street Declaration 1993 -- Framework Documents 1995 -- 5 British and Irish Government Policy -- Introduction -- The British Government: cause of the conflict or neutral arbiter? -- The British Government and republicanism -- The British Government and unionism -- The Irish Government: the irredentism claim -- The 'pan-nationalist front' -- The Irish Government and unionism -- British and Irish convergence -- 6 Peace Process to Good Friday Agreement -- Introduction -- From negotiations to a deal -- The Good Friday Agreement: an 'historic' deal -- Support for the Agreement -- Opposition to the Agreement -- 7 Institutional Framework of the Agreement -- Introduction -- Strand One: the Northern Ireland Assembly -- Strand One: the Executive -- Strand Two: north-south cooperation -- Strand Three: east-west relations -- The decommissioning stalemate -- Police reform -- 8 Towards Restored Devolution -- Introduction -- Devolution in the UK -- Suspension and stalemate -- Review of the Agreement -- St Andrews Agreement 2006 -- Northern Ireland Assembly election March 2007 -- Return to power sharing -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index