Adjusting to partition
From irredentism to “consent” in twentieth-century Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8114643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Coakley (0000-0003-1442-9169, ,, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-214 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0967-0882 • E-ISSN: 1469-9303 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09670882.2017.1286079 |
| OpenAlex | W2586369792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 28 |
When the Irish constitution was amended after the 1998 Good Friday agreement to replace an apparent claim to jurisdiction over Northern Ireland by an aspirational statement, it seemed that many of the issues of conflict in the North–South relationship had been resolved. This article traces the process by which ideological change and policy shift in southern Ireland during the course of the twentieth century facilitated this agreement and the associated constitutional reformulation, looking at three areas within which change is obvious. First, demands for Irish unity, vigorously expressed but confined substantially to the domain of rhetoric, were softened in the early 1970s when the fuller implications of Irish unity became clearer, and in the context of a possible British withdrawal from Northern Ireland. Second, distaste for North–South institutions such as a Council of Ireland, on the ground that they implied recognition of partition, was replaced by acceptance of a modest level of institutionalised cross-border cooperation. Third, reluctance to recognise the legitimacy of Northern Ireland was reversed, with Irish governments moving progressively towards recognition of the principle of “consent” in the late twentieth century. Together, these changes amounted to a reversal of traditional irredentist policies and a formal acceptance of partition
Archaeology · Constitution · Context (archaeology · Ethnology · Ideology · Irish · Jurisdiction · Legitimacy · Northern ireland · Partition (number theory · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · History · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Political Systems and Governance
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985
The Good Friday Agreement, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement, 1998
Conclusion
Note on Documents
Introduction
The Downing Street Declaration and Framework Documents, 1993–1995
The Sunningdale Agreement, 1973
The British–Irish Relationship in the Twenty-first Century
Negotiating a Settlement in Northern Ireland, 1969-2019
Public attitudes to different possible models of a United Ireland
The Unresolved Question
The Long Road to Peace in Northern Ireland
The Anglo‐Irish Agreement of 1925
The Dimensions of Irish Government Involvement in the Pursuit of a Settlement of the Northern Ireland Conflict
How to Read the New Ireland Forum Report
The role of the Irish boundary commission in the entrenchment of the Irish border
Ireland in his heart north and south’ the contribution of Ernest Blythe to the partition question
How likely is it that the European Union will dis integrate? A critical analysis of competing theoretical perspectives
Was De Valera a Republican
British Irish Institutional Structures
THe politics of nuance
Revisions in nationalist discourse among Irish political parties
De Valera and the Ulster Question, 1917-1973
Deducing rationales and political tactics in the partitioning of Ireland, 1912-1925
The Implications of Eire's Relationship with the British Commonwealth of Nations
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |