| Devolution and Constitutional Change in Northern Ireland Contributor(s): Carmichael, Paul (Editor), Knox, Colin (Editor), Osborne, Robert (Editor) |
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ISBN: 071907388X ISBN-13: 9780719073885 Publisher: Manchester University Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: May 2007 Annotation: This edited book tracks Northern Ireland ' s uneasy experience with devolution following the optimistic political period associated with the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. It will be of interest to students of Irish politics and public policy, but more generally, from a comparative perspective, those with an interest in devolution and constitutional change. Click for more in this series: Devolution |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - European - Political Science | Constitutions - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
| Dewey: 320.941 |
| Series: Devolution |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.39" W x 9.26" L (1.43 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This edited book, written by a collection of scholars with an interest in Northern Ireland, tracks its uneasy experience with devolution following the optimistic political period associated with the 1998 Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement. The volume brings together researchers from the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) 'Devolution and Constitutional Change' Programme and other experts to record four key perspectives on Northern Ireland. First, it considers the inextricable link between devolution and constitutional developments. Second, it examines how the main political parties responded to devolution and the major challenges faced by society in moving beyond conflict (such as political symbolism, the role of women, equality and human rights issues). Third, it attempts to assess some of the workings of devolved government in its short-lived form or those seeded in devolution and carried on by direct rule ministers. Finally, Northern Irelands devolved government and associated institutions are located within the wider relationships with Westminster, the Republic of Ireland and Europe. This edited volume will be of interest to students of Irish politics and public policy, but more generally, from a comparative perspective, those with an interest in devolution and constitutional change. It may even assist politicians in Northern Ireland to reflect on the real potential to restore its devolved institutions and draw back from the brink of permanently copper-fastening 'direct rule' from Westminster. |
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