Tag: Northern Ireland
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The backstop: shifting goalposts, shifting red lines
Having physical infrastructure and additional checks and controls away from the border does not avoid a hard border; it simply places the hardened post-Brexit border elsewhere says Lisa Whitten and David Phinnemore.
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Recent no-deal threats show dangerous disregard for Northern Ireland and its fragile peace
With Brexit day approaching and the risk of no deal contributing to a growing sense of crisis in Northern Ireland, Dr Katy Hayward argues that the backstop is needed to protect hard-won peace.
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The British-Irish centre ground in a British-Irish crisis
One hundred years on from its formation, can Northern Ireland become a ‘normal’ society? Dr Katy Hayward explores the potential for a centre ground and the meaning of normality in Northern Ireland.
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The historical basis for unionist fears of a united Ireland
A recent report has identified seven main concerns held by unionists regarding the prospect of a united Ireland. Dr Marie Coleman explores historical precedents and the basis of these concerns.
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Scotland and the Northern Ireland Troubles
In light of the historical close ties between Scotland and Northern Ireland, Professor Graham Walker looks at how “The Troubles” were viewed in Scotland.
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As marching season begins, a new political force is on the rise in Northern Ireland
A new political force, which stretches beyond the legacy issues of The Troubles, is emerging in Northern Ireland. Dr Drew Mikhael and Dr Timofey Agarin ask whether it can break the stranglehold of the main sectarian parties.
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A Northern Ireland border poll
The prospect of a vote in Northern Ireland on Irish unity – a border poll, as it is often called – is more and more discussed. The Constitution Unit has published a report by Alan Whysall, Senior Honorary Research Associate of the Unit, which aims to set out the key issues, and stimulate discussion.
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Is Brexit Propelling Northern Ireland towards Irish Unity?
This article by Dr Katy Hayward is part of an ongoing blog series ‘Brexit Countdown’ by the Political Studies Association (PSA) and Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI).
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What do the public think about the backstop?
Professor John Garry looks at recent survey results to see what the public in Northern Ireland thinks about the backstop.
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What is the backstop?
The ‘backstop’, the ‘Irish backstop’, the ‘Northern Ireland backstop’, the ‘temporary backstop’, the ‘all-weather backstop’… that ‘bloody backstop’. Everybody has heard of the backstop says Professor David Phinnemore.