The UK government’s Northern Ireland policy after Brexit
A Retreat to Unilateralism and Muscular Unionism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6290276 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Conor J Kelly (0000-0002-6201-8017, Birkbeck, University of London, corresponding author), Etain Tannam (0000-0003-0829-7390, ISE/Loyola Institute Building, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2275-2302 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2023.2210186 |
| OpenAlex | W4376109096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 28 |
Brexit has significantly altered the trajectory of UK government policy towards Northern Ireland. The peace process was implicitly built on a presumption of continued joint EU membership by the UK and Ireland. The EU model of interdependence and cooperation was explicitly stated to be an inspiration by its key architect John Hume. However, the history of British–Irish cooperation over Northern Ireland is long and complex and cannot solely be understood through the lens of Europeanisation. Despite this, the aftermath of the 2016 referendum has seen a retreat by the UK government from a bilateral and consensual approach towards Northern Ireland to unilateralism and a ‘muscular’ unionist ideology. This has affected their governance there, hampering their relationship with local parties and undermining the agreed role of the Irish government. The impact of Brexit on UK government policy towards Northern Ireland has undoubtedly contributed to the destabilisation of the political settlement
Appeasement · Bilateralism · Brexit · Devolution (biology · Economics · European union · Europeanisation · Government (linguistics · International trade · Irish · Multilateralism · Northern ireland · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Referendum · Sociology · Unilateralism · European Union Policy and Governance · Irish and British Studies · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
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The Brexit Omnishambles and the law of large solutions
Post-Brexit trade policy in the UK
Brexit and UK policy-making
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The Europeanization of Public Policy
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Territory and power in the United Kingdom
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The Future of Northern Ireland
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Cross-Border Cooperation in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Emotion norms
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When Planets Collide
Path Dependence in Settlement Processes
The lessons of failure
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Requiem for a shared interdependent past
| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |