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Nationalism in Northern Ireland from partition to the Belfast agreement : a political perspective ; an academic perspective
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Nationalism in Northern Ireland from partition to the Belfast agreement : a political perspective
Nationalism in Northern Ireland from partition to the Belfast agreement : an academic perspective
Author(s)
Date Issued
2003
Date Available
2010-07-21T14:23:07Z
Abstract
A political perspective:
This paper reflects on the challenges and difficult contexts which hindered the process of negotiation that resulted in the Good Friday agreement. Problems included past political experiences, the novelty of negotiation for many of the parties, acceptance of negotiating partners, and the chaotic and ad hoc nature of negotiation. The paper refers to some of the difficulties of implementation that followed the agreement, in particular tensions that have arisen over structural resistance to the establishment of the new Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister. The paper concludes by highlighting the challenge that is facing all political parties on the island: the need to create a new political idealism.
An academic perspective:
This paper provides an historical introduction to nationalism in Northern Ireland, from partition to the Belfast agreement. The author traces the emergence of contemporary nationalism from the early days of Joseph Devlin through the trauma of the civil war, partition and the consolidation of unionist domination. The paper goes on to consider the changing role of nationalism during the 1960s and the emergence of the SDLP, and concludes by pointing to the growing threat to the SDLP that is posed by Sinn Féin.
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Not applicable
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies
Series
IBIS Working Papers
29
The path to peace: negotiating and implementing the Belfast agreement Lecture Series
1
Copyright (Published Version)
The authors, 2003
Subject – LCSH
Great Britain. Treaties, etc. Ireland, 1998 Apr. 10
Nationalism--Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland--Politics and government
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
Conference Details
Summary of a lecture presented by Seamus Mallon, and the revised text of a lecture presented by Éamon Phoenix as part of the seminar series “The path to peace: negotiating and implementing the Belfast agreement”, organised jointly by Co-Operation Ireland and the Institute for British-Irish Studies. The lec-tures were presented in UCD on 16 May 2002.
ISSN
1649-0304
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