Ó hAnnracháin, Tadhg(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2010)
This largely historiographical paper examines the initial inclusion of native Gaelic
clergy in the plantation church in Ulster and their gradual disappearance over the
course the next twenty-five years. This was a highly ...
Ó Caoindealbháin, Brian(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
Depending on its underlying principles and scope of application, citizenship law can impact on territorial borders in varying ways, ranging from their reinforcement to their active subversion. In this paper I develop a ...
Ganiel, Gladys(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2002)
Some of the most severe opposition to the Good Friday agreement has come from the unionist community, particularly those classified as fundamentalist Protestants. This paper seeks to correct the overemphasis on fundamentalism, ...
Howard, Kevin(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2004)
Systems of ethnic monitoring are of fundamental importance in the context of policy commitments to improving the life-chances of minority ethnic groups. In effect, without a system of ethnic monitoring the targeting, ...
Dixon, Paul(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2002)
This paper emphasises the importance of the political context for shaping unionist tactics for defending the Union and resisting Irish unity. Some draw a sharp dichotomy between “constitutional” and “unconstitutional” ...
Hayward, Katy(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
This paper analyses three local newspapers in the Derry-Donegal region for their presentation of cross-border issues in a two year period (2004-5). The border is portrayed in all three papers as a locus of political ...
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 ...
Rankin, K. J.(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2005)
This paper helps explain how the Irish Border came to be delimited and why it was confirmed in position. It constitutes an empirical survey and analysis of the origins of partition proposals and a review of contemporaneous ...
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 ...
CROSS-BORDER BODIES AND THE NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONSHIP : LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
The new North-South institutions established under the Good Friday agreement need to be seen in both historical and contemporary political ...
Tannam, Etain(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2004)
This paper re-visits the theme of the reasons for economic co-operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and whether economic co-operation spills over to political co-operation. The article examines the ...
Nic Craith, Máiréad(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2001)
The Good Friday agreement gave an impetus to interest in the issue of cultural di-versity in contemporary Northern Ireland, extending to the issue of smaller language groups, such as Irish and Ulster Scots. While these two ...
This paper examines the influence of political culture upon constitutional reasoning and deliberation, specifically with regard to answering the question : why have socioeconomic rights not received a more effective ...
O’Leary, Brendan(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
Political partitions—fresh political borders cut through at least one community’s homeland—have been regularly commended to resolve national, ethnic and communal
conflicts. The strongest five political arguments in their ...
Partition is an intrinsically abstract and simplistic blunt instrument applied on a complex mosaic of peculiarities that constitute reality. There are very few modern states that are ethnically or culturally homogenous. ...
Howard, Kevin(University College Dublin. Institute for British-Irish Studies, 2006)
This paper proposes a diaspora framework as a useful way of conceptualizing the
relationship between the kin-state and northern Irish nationalists. The formation of
diasporas is generally understood as being a consequence ...
This paper examines how the two parts of Ireland were affected by the partition of
the country in 1922. It examines the post-partition evolution of living standards north
and south, and patterns of trade, migration, and ...
The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 gave an opportunity to remake not just political institutions but ethno-religious distinction in Northern Ireland. This paper looks at the how individuals reconstruct their way of being ...
The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 gave an opportunity to remake not just political institutions but ethno-religious distinction in Northern Ireland. This paper looks at the how individuals reconstruct their way of being ...