The European Commission's Evolving Role in Conflict Resolution

The Case of Northern Ireland 1989—2005

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8912349
AutoresEtain Tannam (0000-0003-0829-7390, Department of Political Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland, autor correspondente)
Ano2007
Volume42
Fascículo3
Páginas337-356
Data de publicação2007-08-29
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCooperation and Conflict (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0010-8367 • E-ISSN: 1460-3691
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0010836707079936
OpenAlexW2013431958
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas21

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 exhibit a greater analytical understanding and proactive approach to Northern Ireland. The cause of this change has not been socialization into `European' supranational norms, but instead has reflected the impact of British and Irish cooperation and agreement

Commission · Conflict resolution · Economics · Ethnology · European commission · European union · International trade · Irish · Northern ireland · Political economy · Political science · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies