The (Soft) Power of Commitment
The EU and Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8107621 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ken Hayward (0000-0001-7229-2653, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), Mary C Murphy (0000-0001-6511-498X, University College Cork) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-452 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449057.2012.697655 |
| OpenAlex | W2250581280 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 31 |
This paper examines the potential of international actors to contribute to conflict resolution by analysing the evolving role of the European Union (EU) in embedding Northern Ireland's peace process. Scrutiny of the EU's approach to conflict resolution in Northern Ireland offers useful insights into the scope and potential of soft power for facilitating behavioural change from governmental to grass-roots levels. This paper traces the development of the EU's approach to conflict resolution in Northern Ireland from one concentrated on encouraging state-level agreement, to nurturing peace through multilevel funding, through now to consolidating the peace by facilitating regional-level empowerment. The core argument is that, in sum, the most critical element of the EU's contribution to peace in Northern Ireland has been, quite simply, that of enduring commitment
Argument (complex analysis · Conflict resolution · Economics · Element (criminal law · Empowerment · Ethnology · European union · International trade · Northern ireland · Political economy · Political science · Power (physics · Scope (computer science · Scrutiny · Sociology · State (computer science · European Union Policy and Governance · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |