Meehan, Elizabeth M.(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
This paper considers the impact of borders on employment opportunities or barriers on the island of Ireland. In that context, it is about several senses of “border”: the creation of two borders on the independence of ...
Howard, Kevin(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
This paper revisits John Whyte’s seminal 1983 article “The permeability of the United Kingdom-Irish border: a preliminary reconnaissance” (Whyte, 1983). The objective
is to explore hypotheses Whyte put forward as to why ...
Roper, Stephen(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
Cross-border and local cooperation can foster local learning and contribute positively to business performance and social cohesion. This paper considers firms’
economic motivation for both types of cooperation around the ...