Etain Tannam
Biographic Data
| ID | 243610 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Etain Tannam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Etain |
| FAMILY NAME | Tannam |
| SIGNATURE | TANNAM E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Limerick |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0829-7390 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 104 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The UK government’s Northern Ireland policy after Brexit
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 unde…
Robert Elgie’s research trajectory
My first memory of Robert was seeing him from afar at LSE when I started my PhD under Brendan O'Leary in 1990.He looked determined, intimidating, distinguished and like a man on a mission.When I eventually was introduced to him by our friends Steve Griggs (and to Helen Thompson) he was far from the aloof figure I had seen from afar.He was intently interested in Ireland, had a better knowledge of Irish history than I and was very interested in my …
The Future of Northern Ireland
Since the 2016 Brexit referendum a series of crises has gripped Northern Ireland's politics. This has had a destabilising effect across society, which has arguably been felt most acutely by political unionism. The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (B/GFA) of 1998 created a series of institutions to deal with political conflict in Northern Ireland, manage cross‐border cooperation and normalise relations between the UK and Ireland. However, many aspect…
Intergovernmental and Cross-Border Civil Service Cooperation
This article aims to examine the impact of the Good Friday Agreement on British–Irish intergovernmental cooperation and cross-border Irish/Northern Irish civil cooperation from 2001 to 2017. It also makes provisional observations about Brexit’s impact. British–Irish and cross-border cooperation were emphasised as integral to resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland by successive Irish governments and by the Social Democratic and Labour Party in…
The Agreement’s impact on political cooperation
This article aims to examine the impact of the Agreement on political cooperation. It examines party political cooperation in Northern Ireland and also bilateral British–Irish intergovernmental cooperation. In the first section, the Agreement’s consociational system and its criticisms are outlined. In the second section, the effect of the Agreement on cooperation between the Northern Ireland political parties is assessed. In the third section, th…
The EU's Response to the International Court of Justice's Judgment on Kosovo's Declaration of Independence
In this essay an evaluation of the content and determinants of the EU's response to the ICJ is provided. Two core questions are addressed: firstly, did the ICJ's judgment alter EU policy towards Kosovo and Serbia and, secondly, was EU policy towards Kosovo and Serbia effective? It is argued that the EU's response to the ICJ's judgment in 2010 has been consistent and effective, but that the underlying determinants of the policy have not changed si…
Every Day Life after the Irish Conflict
This book is a timely contribution to examining Northern Irish politics, arriving just before the fifteenth anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It provides an excellent contribution t
International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict
This article provides an introduction to this special issue on international intervention in conflict. It provides a brief overview of the different approaches to examining intervention. A summary of various approaches to intervention and definitions of success is provided, drawing on the other articles in this issue. A critique of local ownership is set out, drawing on articles in this issue and on the cases of Northern Ireland and the Balkans, …
The European Union and Conflict Resolution
The aim of this article is to determine the EU's effect on British–Irish and Greek–Turkish cooperation. It examines the EU's actual and potential role in fostering British–Irish and Greek–Turkish cooperation as well as its policies to Northern Ireland and Cyprus themselves. Domestic bureaucratic capacity and institutional design are put forward as explanations for the success of the British–Irish relationship rather than EU membership per se. In …
The Responsibility to Protect
Gareth Evans presents an informative and reflective overview of the need for the doctrine of the responsibility to protect (R2P), the difference between R2P and humanitarian intervention, as well a
Explaining British-Irish cooperation
This article applies rational institutionalism, to the case of the British-Irish relationship. Hypotheses are drawn about the role of institutions in advancing cooperation. In section two an overview and analysis of British-Irish agreements and policymaking processes are provided. In section three, the role of institution-building in causing British-Irish cooperation is highlighted. In conclusion, the enduring relevance of rational institutionali…
The European Commission's Evolving Role in Conflict Resolution
The main aim of this article is to examine the role-perception and operation of European Commission officials towards Northern Ireland and the peace process. A relative gap in the theoretical literature, until recently, on the Commission's endogenous preferences is highlighted. The main conclusion is that the European Commission's preferences towards conflict resolution in Northern Ireland have altered since 1994 and that Commission officials exh…
The European Union ‘Model’ and Administrative Co‐operation
This article examines the relevance of the European Union (EU) model of governance in explaining the innovative administrative arrangements established by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the North‐South Ministerial Council (NSMC), and in particular its joint secretariat. The first section of the article sets out five models of the EU that may be applied to the NSMC. The second section provides an overview of the cross‐border relationship until 19…
Cross-Border Co-Operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
>This article revisits the question of whether the European Union and/or Anglo-Irish policy initiatives have increased cross-border co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The applicability of neo-functionalism to the Irish/Northern Irish case is re-examined in the light of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) and EU Peace programmes
Explaining the Good Friday Agreement
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Political Parties and Cross-Border Cooperation
While it is essential to note evidence of change in the economic crossborder relationship, political responses to cross-border cooperation are a basic concern. In the 1960s negative political responses to crossborder cooperation made such cooperation difficult, despite business enthusiasm and despite fledgling civil service cooperation. Similarly, the Council of Ireland proposed by the Sunningdale Agreement met with robust unionist opposition and…
The Relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
The existence of ethnic conflict in Northern Ireland, a region of the EU, and the consequent poor relationship between Northern Ireland and its neighbour the Republic of Ireland are of key theoretical relevance. Whether international institutions or the policies of sovereign state governments achieve cooperation between states is a question which has vexed both international relations theorists and political scientists for decades. Attempts to de…
The Cross-Border Relationship, 1922–72
The theoretical arguments which suggest a close functional relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are less compelling in the light of the history of the cross-border relationship. It is particularly ominous that the optimism of functional approaches was echoed in the 1960s, under the premiership of Sean Lemass in the Republic of Ireland and Captain Terence O’Neill in Northern Ireland. These two leaders became the first …
The Cross-Border Relationship, 1972–95
The imposition of Direct Rule heralded a new era in the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Although it was meant to be a temporary measure (Kenny, 1986, p. 29), laying the basis for acceptable devolved government (Bloomfield, 1986, p. 176), Direct Rule provided the context for the Irish/Northern Irish cross-border relationship from its imposition to the present date. Since 1972, the government of North…
Civil Service Cross-Border Cooperation
Bureaucratic responses to cross-border cooperation have not been overwhelming in the past (see Chapters 2 and 3). The Lemass-O’Neill talks were greeted with a mixed response by particular civil service departments and there was a perception that economic conflicts of interest existed in certain areas. Similarly, in the previous chapter, it was shown that business groups have responded positively to the incentives for cross-border cooperation, but…
The European Union and the Cross-Border Relationship
In the last two chapters, the role of Irish/Northern Irish governmental policy and of Anglo-Irish policy in increasing levels of cross-border cooperation was examined. The period of modernisation and change in policy-making, both in the Republic of Ireland, in Northern Ireland and in Britain coincided with British and Irish preparation for and subsequent membership of the EU. Many of the policy changes which occurred in the Lemass-O’Neill era — f…
Continuity and Change in the Cross-Border Relationship
The aim of this book is to assess whether cooperation has occurred between two neighbouring states in the midst of violent discord. The Irish/Northern Irish relationship is also theoretically and empirically important, because it fits neatly into a key debate between those who propose that the domestic state is being transformed and those who believe that states reign supreme and that sovereignty will continue to dominate international relations.
Business and Agricultural Responses to Cross-Border Cooperation
The previous chapters outlined the changes which have occurred in the background to the cross-border relationship since the foundation of the Irish and Northern Irish states in 1922. The core question is whether these background changes have increased cross-border cooperation. Much of the apparent impetus for increased cooperation rests on an appeal to economic rationality. For both neo-functionalists and functionalists, economic groups were high…
Cross-Border Cooperation in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Tannam examines the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, through analysis of politicians, civil servants and business communities and highlighting the impact
The European commission and the conflict in Northern Ireland
Cross-Border Cooperation in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Tannam examines the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, through analysis of politicians, civil servants and business communities and highlighting the impact
Explaining the Good Friday Agreement
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Cross-Border Co-Operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
>This article revisits the question of whether the European Union and/or Anglo-Irish policy initiatives have increased cross-border co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The applicability of neo-functionalism to the Irish/Northern Irish case is re-examined in the light of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) and EU Peace programmes
Explaining British-Irish cooperation
This article applies rational institutionalism, to the case of the British-Irish relationship. Hypotheses are drawn about the role of institutions in advancing cooperation. In section two an overview and analysis of British-Irish agreements and policymaking processes are provided. In section three, the role of institution-building in causing British-Irish cooperation is highlighted. In conclusion, the enduring relevance of rational institutionali…
The UK government’s Northern Ireland policy after Brexit
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 unde…
Intergovernmental and Cross-Border Civil Service Cooperation
This article aims to examine the impact of the Good Friday Agreement on British–Irish intergovernmental cooperation and cross-border Irish/Northern Irish civil cooperation from 2001 to 2017. It also makes provisional observations about Brexit’s impact. British–Irish and cross-border cooperation were emphasised as integral to resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland by successive Irish governments and by the Social Democratic and Labour Party in…
The Future of Northern Ireland
Since the 2016 Brexit referendum a series of crises has gripped Northern Ireland's politics. This has had a destabilising effect across society, which has arguably been felt most acutely by political unionism. The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (B/GFA) of 1998 created a series of institutions to deal with political conflict in Northern Ireland, manage cross‐border cooperation and normalise relations between the UK and Ireland. However, many aspect…
The Agreement’s impact on political cooperation
This article aims to examine the impact of the Agreement on political cooperation. It examines party political cooperation in Northern Ireland and also bilateral British–Irish intergovernmental cooperation. In the first section, the Agreement’s consociational system and its criticisms are outlined. In the second section, the effect of the Agreement on cooperation between the Northern Ireland political parties is assessed. In the third section, th…
The EU's Response to the International Court of Justice's Judgment on Kosovo's Declaration of Independence
In this essay an evaluation of the content and determinants of the EU's response to the ICJ is provided. Two core questions are addressed: firstly, did the ICJ's judgment alter EU policy towards Kosovo and Serbia and, secondly, was EU policy towards Kosovo and Serbia effective? It is argued that the EU's response to the ICJ's judgment in 2010 has been consistent and effective, but that the underlying determinants of the policy have not changed si…
The European Union and Northern Irish politics
In this article I examine the responses of political parties in Northern Ireland to the European Union [EU] from 1987 to 1994. The EU has provoked responses from each of the main Northern Irish parties that are compatible with their political ideologies. This fact has impeded the EU's potential to act as an agent of reconciliation. I argue that the Ulster Unionist Party's and Sinn Fein's approaches to the EU have altered since 1987. The response …
International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict
This article provides an introduction to this special issue on international intervention in conflict. It provides a brief overview of the different approaches to examining intervention. A summary of various approaches to intervention and definitions of success is provided, drawing on the other articles in this issue. A critique of local ownership is set out, drawing on articles in this issue and on the cases of Northern Ireland and the Balkans, …
The European Commission's Evolving Role in Conflict Resolution
The main aim of this article is to examine the role-perception and operation of European Commission officials towards Northern Ireland and the peace process. A relative gap in the theoretical literature, until recently, on the Commission's endogenous preferences is highlighted. The main conclusion is that the European Commission's preferences towards conflict resolution in Northern Ireland have altered since 1994 and that Commission officials exh…
The European Union and Conflict Resolution
The aim of this article is to determine the EU's effect on British–Irish and Greek–Turkish cooperation. It examines the EU's actual and potential role in fostering British–Irish and Greek–Turkish cooperation as well as its policies to Northern Ireland and Cyprus themselves. Domestic bureaucratic capacity and institutional design are put forward as explanations for the success of the British–Irish relationship rather than EU membership per se. In …
The European Union ‘Model’ and Administrative Co‐operation
This article examines the relevance of the European Union (EU) model of governance in explaining the innovative administrative arrangements established by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the North‐South Ministerial Council (NSMC), and in particular its joint secretariat. The first section of the article sets out five models of the EU that may be applied to the NSMC. The second section provides an overview of the cross‐border relationship until 19…
The European union and business cross‐border co‐operation
This article examines the effect of the European Union (EU) on the relationship between business groups in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the period 1988–94. The arguments why cross‐border co‐operation might be expected to increase since 1988, despite traditional arguments that the political conflict in Northern Ireland impedes cross‐border co‐operation, are advanced. The validity of functionalist and neo‐functionalist approache…
Influence or Power? European Regional Policy and the Irish Administrative System
Influence or Power? European Regional Policy and the Irish Administrative System
EU Regional policy and the Irish/Northern Irish cross‐border administrative relationship
The European Union and Northern Irish politics
In this article I examine the responses of political parties in Northern Ireland to the European Union [EU] from 1987 to 1994. The EU has provoked responses from each of the main Northern Irish parties that are compatible with their political ideologies. This fact has impeded the EU's potential to act as an agent of reconciliation. I argue that the Ulster Unionist Party's and Sinn Fein's approaches to the EU have altered since 1987. The response …
The European union and business cross‐border co‐operation
This article examines the effect of the European Union (EU) on the relationship between business groups in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland for the period 1988–94. The arguments why cross‐border co‐operation might be expected to increase since 1988, despite traditional arguments that the political conflict in Northern Ireland impedes cross‐border co‐operation, are advanced. The validity of functionalist and neo‐functionalist approache…
The European commission and the conflict in Northern Ireland
Political Parties and Cross-Border Cooperation
While it is essential to note evidence of change in the economic crossborder relationship, political responses to cross-border cooperation are a basic concern. In the 1960s negative political responses to crossborder cooperation made such cooperation difficult, despite business enthusiasm and despite fledgling civil service cooperation. Similarly, the Council of Ireland proposed by the Sunningdale Agreement met with robust unionist opposition and…
The Relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
The existence of ethnic conflict in Northern Ireland, a region of the EU, and the consequent poor relationship between Northern Ireland and its neighbour the Republic of Ireland are of key theoretical relevance. Whether international institutions or the policies of sovereign state governments achieve cooperation between states is a question which has vexed both international relations theorists and political scientists for decades. Attempts to de…
The Cross-Border Relationship, 1922–72
The theoretical arguments which suggest a close functional relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are less compelling in the light of the history of the cross-border relationship. It is particularly ominous that the optimism of functional approaches was echoed in the 1960s, under the premiership of Sean Lemass in the Republic of Ireland and Captain Terence O’Neill in Northern Ireland. These two leaders became the first …
The Cross-Border Relationship, 1972–95
The imposition of Direct Rule heralded a new era in the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Although it was meant to be a temporary measure (Kenny, 1986, p. 29), laying the basis for acceptable devolved government (Bloomfield, 1986, p. 176), Direct Rule provided the context for the Irish/Northern Irish cross-border relationship from its imposition to the present date. Since 1972, the government of North…
Civil Service Cross-Border Cooperation
Bureaucratic responses to cross-border cooperation have not been overwhelming in the past (see Chapters 2 and 3). The Lemass-O’Neill talks were greeted with a mixed response by particular civil service departments and there was a perception that economic conflicts of interest existed in certain areas. Similarly, in the previous chapter, it was shown that business groups have responded positively to the incentives for cross-border cooperation, but…
The European Union and the Cross-Border Relationship
In the last two chapters, the role of Irish/Northern Irish governmental policy and of Anglo-Irish policy in increasing levels of cross-border cooperation was examined. The period of modernisation and change in policy-making, both in the Republic of Ireland, in Northern Ireland and in Britain coincided with British and Irish preparation for and subsequent membership of the EU. Many of the policy changes which occurred in the Lemass-O’Neill era — f…
Continuity and Change in the Cross-Border Relationship
The aim of this book is to assess whether cooperation has occurred between two neighbouring states in the midst of violent discord. The Irish/Northern Irish relationship is also theoretically and empirically important, because it fits neatly into a key debate between those who propose that the domestic state is being transformed and those who believe that states reign supreme and that sovereignty will continue to dominate international relations.
Business and Agricultural Responses to Cross-Border Cooperation
The previous chapters outlined the changes which have occurred in the background to the cross-border relationship since the foundation of the Irish and Northern Irish states in 1922. The core question is whether these background changes have increased cross-border cooperation. Much of the apparent impetus for increased cooperation rests on an appeal to economic rationality. For both neo-functionalists and functionalists, economic groups were high…
Cross-Border Cooperation in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Tannam examines the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, through analysis of politicians, civil servants and business communities and highlighting the impact
Explaining the Good Friday Agreement
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The European Union ‘Model’ and Administrative Co‐operation
This article examines the relevance of the European Union (EU) model of governance in explaining the innovative administrative arrangements established by the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the North‐South Ministerial Council (NSMC), and in particular its joint secretariat. The first section of the article sets out five models of the EU that may be applied to the NSMC. The second section provides an overview of the cross‐border relationship until 19…
Cross-Border Co-Operation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
>This article revisits the question of whether the European Union and/or Anglo-Irish policy initiatives have increased cross-border co-operation between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The applicability of neo-functionalism to the Irish/Northern Irish case is re-examined in the light of the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) and EU Peace programmes
The European Commission's Evolving Role in Conflict Resolution
The main aim of this article is to examine the role-perception and operation of European Commission officials towards Northern Ireland and the peace process. A relative gap in the theoretical literature, until recently, on the Commission's endogenous preferences is highlighted. The main conclusion is that the European Commission's preferences towards conflict resolution in Northern Ireland have altered since 1994 and that Commission officials exh…
Explaining British-Irish cooperation
This article applies rational institutionalism, to the case of the British-Irish relationship. Hypotheses are drawn about the role of institutions in advancing cooperation. In section two an overview and analysis of British-Irish agreements and policymaking processes are provided. In section three, the role of institution-building in causing British-Irish cooperation is highlighted. In conclusion, the enduring relevance of rational institutionali…
The Responsibility to Protect
Gareth Evans presents an informative and reflective overview of the need for the doctrine of the responsibility to protect (R2P), the difference between R2P and humanitarian intervention, as well a
International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict
This article provides an introduction to this special issue on international intervention in conflict. It provides a brief overview of the different approaches to examining intervention. A summary of various approaches to intervention and definitions of success is provided, drawing on the other articles in this issue. A critique of local ownership is set out, drawing on articles in this issue and on the cases of Northern Ireland and the Balkans, …
The European Union and Conflict Resolution
The aim of this article is to determine the EU's effect on British–Irish and Greek–Turkish cooperation. It examines the EU's actual and potential role in fostering British–Irish and Greek–Turkish cooperation as well as its policies to Northern Ireland and Cyprus themselves. Domestic bureaucratic capacity and institutional design are put forward as explanations for the success of the British–Irish relationship rather than EU membership per se. In …
The EU's Response to the International Court of Justice's Judgment on Kosovo's Declaration of Independence
In this essay an evaluation of the content and determinants of the EU's response to the ICJ is provided. Two core questions are addressed: firstly, did the ICJ's judgment alter EU policy towards Kosovo and Serbia and, secondly, was EU policy towards Kosovo and Serbia effective? It is argued that the EU's response to the ICJ's judgment in 2010 has been consistent and effective, but that the underlying determinants of the policy have not changed si…
Every Day Life after the Irish Conflict
This book is a timely contribution to examining Northern Irish politics, arriving just before the fifteenth anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. It provides an excellent contribution t
Intergovernmental and Cross-Border Civil Service Cooperation
This article aims to examine the impact of the Good Friday Agreement on British–Irish intergovernmental cooperation and cross-border Irish/Northern Irish civil cooperation from 2001 to 2017. It also makes provisional observations about Brexit’s impact. British–Irish and cross-border cooperation were emphasised as integral to resolving the conflict in Northern Ireland by successive Irish governments and by the Social Democratic and Labour Party in…
Political science (29 works) · Law (24 works) · Irish and British Studies (22 works) · Irish (19 works) · Sociology (19 works) · Economics (18 works) · Politics (18 works) · Law (17 works) · Political economy (17 works) · Northern ireland (14 works)