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A Political History of the Two IrelandsConclusion

A Political History of the Two Irelands: Conclusion [By the end of the period of some 90 years covered here it is clear that there has been both continuity and change in the politics of the two Irelands. Today, political relationships within Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and between both, are still influenced by matters concerning nationality and, to a lesser extent, religion, which were present in 1921. In a European context, of course, the survival of the importance of such issues is not unusual. The identities that arose from divisions over these matters continue to be expressed in ideas about unionism and nationalism, and in views of Britishness and Irishness. At the same time, the political situation in both states has changed radically. There are now new agreements and structures in place to allow for political differences. More important, however, has been the great change in how people’s identities are understood and expressed. We have witnessed a transformation of identities, involving new views of diversity and pluralism and affecting key concepts of sovereignty, nationality and consent. A new political discourse has emerged, north and south, based around the idea of acknowledging and supporting a diversity of identities. It is thanks in large part to such changes that it has been possible to establish and to maintain the political accommodation and relative peace of the present.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Political History of the Two IrelandsConclusion

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Palgrave Macmillan UK
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© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
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978-0-230-36147-8
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203 –205
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10.1057/9780230363403_7
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[By the end of the period of some 90 years covered here it is clear that there has been both continuity and change in the politics of the two Irelands. Today, political relationships within Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and between both, are still influenced by matters concerning nationality and, to a lesser extent, religion, which were present in 1921. In a European context, of course, the survival of the importance of such issues is not unusual. The identities that arose from divisions over these matters continue to be expressed in ideas about unionism and nationalism, and in views of Britishness and Irishness. At the same time, the political situation in both states has changed radically. There are now new agreements and structures in place to allow for political differences. More important, however, has been the great change in how people’s identities are understood and expressed. We have witnessed a transformation of identities, involving new views of diversity and pluralism and affecting key concepts of sovereignty, nationality and consent. A new political discourse has emerged, north and south, based around the idea of acknowledging and supporting a diversity of identities. It is thanks in large part to such changes that it has been possible to establish and to maintain the political accommodation and relative peace of the present.]

Published: Oct 3, 2015

Keywords: Political Discourse; European Context; Political History; Peace Process; Political Relationship

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