Anglo–Irish Relations and the Northern Ireland Peace Process
From Exclusion to Inclusion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8064702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eamonn O’kane (corresponding author), Eamonn O'Kane |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 78-99 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary British History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1361-9462 • E-ISSN: 1743-7997 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1361946042000217310 |
| OpenAlex | W2171175417 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
In the early 1990s the British and Irish governments moved away from the policy of attempting to marginalise the IRA and Sinn Féin to enticing republicanism into mainstream politics. This article examines why the two governments made this apparent shift in policy. The British and Irish governments were persuaded to change their policy on Northern Ireland due to a variety of factors, all of which need to be examined if the origins of the peace process are to be understood. The article questions existing explanations that portray the origins of the peace process and the Downing Street Declaration as simply a victory for Irish nationalism without taking account of the concessions secured by the British government from the Irish during the protracted negotiations. (Ingenta
Ethnology · Inclusion (mineral · Inclusion–exclusion principle · Irish · Northern ireland · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2015 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |