Category: Politics and Democracy
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The Significance of David Trimble’s Southern Protestant Ancestry
While the late David Trimble is most associated with Northern Ireland, an examination of his southern Protestant ancestry reveals much about the experience of the Protestant minority in the southern counties of Ireland in the early twentieth century.
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David Trimble was an unusual Ulster Unionist leader: academic, intellectual, and far-seeing
Emeritus Professor Graham Walker, Queen’s University Belfast, is author of A History of the Ulster Unionist Party: Protest, Pragmatism and Pessimism. In this article, he reflects on the political life of the late Lord David Trimble.
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Much more than meh: The 2022 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections
The Northern Ireland Assembly election of May 2022 was transformational, despite small shifts in the magnitudes of seats won by the two dominant blocs. John Garry, Brendan O’Leary and James Pow discuss the results.
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Northern Ireland’s political future: challenges after the Assembly elections
The Constitution Unit has published a new discussion paper entitled Northern Ireland’s political future: Challenges after the Assembly elections written by Alan Whysall, Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Unit. A further paper on longer-term prospects for Northern Ireland will be published later this year.
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Northern Ireland election: despite Sinn Féin’s historic win over unionists, things may not be as they seem
Dr Peter McLoughlin casts his eye over the results from the recent Northern Ireland Assembly elections which saw Sinn Féin emerge with the most seats.
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The Long Shadow of Propaganda
A partisan press has been an important part of the US political process throughout the country’s history says Paul Winfree.
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Sinn Féin could become the biggest party in Northern Ireland on May 5 – here’s what it means for power-sharing
Dr Peter McLoughlin looks at next week’s Assembly elections in Northern Ireland.
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The political foundations of Northern Ireland are at risk of crumbling
Not for the first time in recent memory, Northern Irish politics is in flux, the UK government’s Brexit deal is causing ructions and the power-sharing institutions are on the brink of collapse. Guest contributor Alan Whysall assesses the current crisis and argues that the foundations of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement are at serious risk of…
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Can there be an ‘official’ history of the ‘Troubles’?
Professor Marie Coleman looks at some of the challenges in compiling a government-sponsored official history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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Centenary of Dublin Castle handover a chance to take stock of Irish state development
Professor Muiris MacCarthaigh takes a look at a century of bureaucratic development since the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.