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The Northern Ireland Women's Coalition in the Peace Process
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12286013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carmel Roulston (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 26 (First Serie |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 1999-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scottish Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0356 • E-ISSN: 2053-888X |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/scot.1999.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W2079035652 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
STILL HOLDING OUR BREATH ... Several months after the signing of the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement, its endorsement in the historic referendums in both states and the successful election and opening of the new Assembly, the majority of citizens still do not seem disposed to celebrate. There is certainly widespread acknowledgement of how momentous all these events have been. Arriving in Northern Ireland to oversee the final stages in the completion of the Northern Ireland Peace Agreement, Prime Minister Blair spoke of feeling 'the hand of history on our shoulders'. During those days, all of Northern Ireland seemed to hold its breath, witnessing events which might allow us to begin to put behind us almost thirty years of civil strife, but which might also have resulted in failure, deadlock and continued conflict. In the event, on 10 April 1998, we took a step forward. Even among supporters of the Agreement, however, the prevailing mood as the months have gone by has been one of watchful optimism, a sense that while a significant milestone has been passed and a return to the worst violence of the Troubles seems less likely, there is
Acknowledgement · Feeling · Irish · Northern ireland · Optimism · Political science · Witness · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2024 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |