Pub Date : 2022-02-25DOI: 10.3318/isia.2021.32b.56
M. Scull
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Pub Date : 2022-02-25DOI: 10.3318/isia.2021.32b.50
F. Powell
{"title":"Converge or Diverge? One Island, Two Regimes: A Response to ‘A New Welfare Imaginary for the Island of Ireland’ by Mary P. Murphy","authors":"F. Powell","doi":"10.3318/isia.2021.32b.50","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.50","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"32 1","pages":"611 - 613"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41508687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-25DOI: 10.3318/isia.2021.32b.47
Gladys Ganiel
Abstract:This article explores church leaders' contributions to public debates about a post-Brexit island. It analyses the work of Corrymeela and the Irish Council of Churches/Irish Inter Church Meeting (ICC/IICM); and the Church Leaders' Group, which is comprised of the Catholic and Church of Ireland archbishops of Armagh, the Presbyterian moderator, the Methodist president and the president of ICC. These groups' main contributions have been their discursive framing of Brexit, reconciliation, and dealing with the past as inter-related; and organising facilitated dialogues around these issues. It argues that church leaders have brought the past into debates about the future. But the effectiveness of this move may be determined by their ability to extend debate about dealing with the past to both sides of the border, and on their willingness to address their own past failures, including their contributions to division and violence, and the legacy of church abuse.
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Pub Date : 2022-02-25DOI: 10.3318/isia.2021.32b.53
Fiona de Londras
{"title":"Nation-making and Re-making: A Response to Brice Dickson, ‘The Protection of Human Rights in a United Ireland’","authors":"Fiona de Londras","doi":"10.3318/isia.2021.32b.53","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32b.53","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"25 1","pages":"620 - 622"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69516527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Walsh, Tajma Kapic, Brian Ó Conchubhair, Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost, G. Jarvie, Katie Liston, J. Maguire, V. Conway, B. Kidd, J. McEvoy, J. Todd, Róisín A Costello, Tobias Lock, Mike Tomlinson, John Garry, B. O’Leary, Paul Gillespie, Roland Gjoni, S. McGuinness, P. Brereton, Des O’Rawe, J. Fitzgerald, Seán Fearon, J. Barry, Tom McDonnell, P. Gosling
ABSTRACT:This article analyses consociational features of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), the peace settlement that ended three and a half years of conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It firstly looks at the complexities of the political structures created by the DPA and the way in which its internal consociation influences the country's political and economic progress. The article then examines how internal fragmentation, strictly enforced ethnic quotas and excessive use of veto powers by ethnonational political elites have led to a weak and extremely decentralised state, resulting in many important decisions being taken at sub-national levels of government. Following this, the article looks at the role of external actors and their efforts to influence the protracted status quo in order to satisfy their own national interests. Lastly, the article offers some lessons from the impact of the DPA for the evolution of future political arrangements in a united Ireland.
{"title":"Avoiding Unwieldy and Ethnocratic Government","authors":"D. Walsh, Tajma Kapic, Brian Ó Conchubhair, Diarmait Mac Giolla Chríost, G. Jarvie, Katie Liston, J. Maguire, V. Conway, B. Kidd, J. McEvoy, J. Todd, Róisín A Costello, Tobias Lock, Mike Tomlinson, John Garry, B. O’Leary, Paul Gillespie, Roland Gjoni, S. McGuinness, P. Brereton, Des O’Rawe, J. Fitzgerald, Seán Fearon, J. Barry, Tom McDonnell, P. Gosling","doi":"10.1353/isia.2022.0000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/isia.2022.0000","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT:This article analyses consociational features of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), the peace settlement that ended three and a half years of conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It firstly looks at the complexities of the political structures created by the DPA and the way in which its internal consociation influences the country's political and economic progress. The article then examines how internal fragmentation, strictly enforced ethnic quotas and excessive use of veto powers by ethnonational political elites have led to a weak and extremely decentralised state, resulting in many important decisions being taken at sub-national levels of government. Following this, the article looks at the role of external actors and their efforts to influence the protracted status quo in order to satisfy their own national interests. Lastly, the article offers some lessons from the impact of the DPA for the evolution of future political arrangements in a united Ireland.","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"33 1","pages":"1 - 100 - 101 - 132 - 133 - 136 - 137 - 139 - 140 - 171 - 172 - 200 - 201 - 227 - 228 - 246 - 247 -"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66363778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ABSTRACT:This article analyses consociational features of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA), the peace settlement that ended three and a half years of conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It firstly looks at the complexities of the political structures created by the DPA and the way in which its internal consociation influences the country's political and economic progress. The article then examines how internal fragmentation, strictly enforced ethnic quotas and excessive use of veto powers by ethnonational political elites have led to a weak and extremely decentralised state, resulting in many important decisions being taken at sub-national levels of government. Following this, the article looks at the role of external actors and their efforts to influence the protracted status quo in order to satisfy their own national interests. Lastly, the article offers some lessons from the impact of the DPA for the evolution of future political arrangements in a united Ireland.
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ABSTRACT:Language is pivotal in the areas of human rights protection, good governance, peace-building, reconciliation and sustainable development. A person's right to use his or her chosen language is a prerequisite for freedom of thought, opinion and expression; for access to education and information; for employment; and for building inclusive societies. In the context of a potential political realignment of the island of Ireland, this essay considers the contentious political debates and acrimonious commentary surrounding language, primarily Irish and Ullans, and explores the sharply divided opinions regarding the role and place of language in society: how various attitudes are based on social context, social class and educational attainment, and the extent of the challenge to overcome these in the attempt to create a safe and neutral space in which the multi-layered aspects of the language debate can be addressed in a non-threatening manner. In conclusion, it teases out some of the more intense and extreme aspects, and how they might be addressed.
{"title":"Politics of Language in a (Dis)United Ireland","authors":"Brian Ó Conchubhair","doi":"10.1353/isia.2022.0002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1353/isia.2022.0002","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT:Language is pivotal in the areas of human rights protection, good governance, peace-building, reconciliation and sustainable development. A person's right to use his or her chosen language is a prerequisite for freedom of thought, opinion and expression; for access to education and information; for employment; and for building inclusive societies. In the context of a potential political realignment of the island of Ireland, this essay considers the contentious political debates and acrimonious commentary surrounding language, primarily Irish and Ullans, and explores the sharply divided opinions regarding the role and place of language in society: how various attitudes are based on social context, social class and educational attainment, and the extent of the challenge to overcome these in the attempt to create a safe and neutral space in which the multi-layered aspects of the language debate can be addressed in a non-threatening manner. In conclusion, it teases out some of the more intense and extreme aspects, and how they might be addressed.","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"33 1","pages":"30 - 67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42859096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:The ‘Belfast March Tour’, an annual tour of Irish-Americans to Northern Ireland, began in 1983 and was a joint endeavour between Sinn Féin and Irish Northern Aid (INA, or 'Noraid'). The latter was founded in 1970, mostly by veterans of the Irish War of Independence, and became the chief supporter in the USA of the Republican Movement in Ireland, providing financial welfare to families of Republican prisoners. The 1981 hunger strikes resulted in an influx of new, American-born activists that precipitated the need to tackle accusations that INA was simply full of 'misguided Irish-Americans'. In describing the ‘Belfast March Tour’, this article aims to demonstrate its importance in advertising the conflict to an Irish-American community many of whom had never visited Ireland. According to key members such as former national publicity director Martin Galvin, the tours formed an important component of INA's fundraising and publicity strategy.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons attribution license, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access funding provided by IReL.
{"title":"‘A Tremendous Motivating Factor’: Irish Northern Aid and the ‘Belfast March Tour’","authors":"R. Collins","doi":"10.3318/isia.2021.32.01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32.01","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:The ‘Belfast March Tour’, an annual tour of Irish-Americans to Northern Ireland, began in 1983 and was a joint endeavour between Sinn Féin and Irish Northern Aid (INA, or 'Noraid'). The latter was founded in 1970, mostly by veterans of the Irish War of Independence, and became the chief supporter in the USA of the Republican Movement in Ireland, providing financial welfare to families of Republican prisoners. The 1981 hunger strikes resulted in an influx of new, American-born activists that precipitated the need to tackle accusations that INA was simply full of 'misguided Irish-Americans'. In describing the ‘Belfast March Tour’, this article aims to demonstrate its importance in advertising the conflict to an Irish-American community many of whom had never visited Ireland. According to key members such as former national publicity director Martin Galvin, the tours formed an important component of INA's fundraising and publicity strategy.This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons attribution license, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access funding provided by IReL.","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"32 1","pages":"279 - 298"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46644655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Climate change, environmental degradation and the continuing scourge of poverty are leading to unforeseen political, economic and security challenges. Speaking with Syrian and international NGOs and UN agencies working in north-west Syria brought home to me the sheer human misery that results from conflict, and how the Security Council's role is vital to ensure humanitarian access and an end to conflict. [...]there is the EU vaccine strategy, which demonstrates the benefits of EU collaboration and solidarity. [...]the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF)/Recovery Fund package totalling €1.82 trillion is truly historic.
{"title":"International Politics in a Time of Risk and Uncertainty: The Covid-19 Crisis and Beyond","authors":"Simon Coveney","doi":"10.3318/isia.2021.32.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32.09","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change, environmental degradation and the continuing scourge of poverty are leading to unforeseen political, economic and security challenges. Speaking with Syrian and international NGOs and UN agencies working in north-west Syria brought home to me the sheer human misery that results from conflict, and how the Security Council's role is vital to ensure humanitarian access and an end to conflict. [...]there is the EU vaccine strategy, which demonstrates the benefits of EU collaboration and solidarity. [...]the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF)/Recovery Fund package totalling €1.82 trillion is truly historic.","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"32 1","pages":"15 - 9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46837220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abstract:What have been the implications of Covid-19 for states in Africa? Has the pandemic accelerated the shift from US-led health governance in a unipolar world to one where the rise of China is increasing the scope for action of global south states? Has it added to the influence of multilateral institutions, most notably the WHO and the African Union? Internally, have states capitalised on Covid-19 to undermine the constitutional orders put in place with the ‘refoundation’ of many African states in the period since the end of the Cold War? Can we draw larger conclusions regarding the capacity and effectiveness of African states internally and externally? These questions are addressed in the present article, focusing on developments in three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
{"title":"Global Health, Covid-19 and the State in East Africa","authors":"John Harrington, D. Ngira","doi":"10.3318/isia.2021.32.07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3318/isia.2021.32.07","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract:What have been the implications of Covid-19 for states in Africa? Has the pandemic accelerated the shift from US-led health governance in a unipolar world to one where the rise of China is increasing the scope for action of global south states? Has it added to the influence of multilateral institutions, most notably the WHO and the African Union? Internally, have states capitalised on Covid-19 to undermine the constitutional orders put in place with the ‘refoundation’ of many African states in the period since the end of the Cold War? Can we draw larger conclusions regarding the capacity and effectiveness of African states internally and externally? These questions are addressed in the present article, focusing on developments in three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.","PeriodicalId":39181,"journal":{"name":"Irish Studies in International Affairs","volume":"32 1","pages":"103 - 121"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46061054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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