Ulster : conflict and consent

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Ulster : conflict and consent

Tom Wilson

Blackwell, 1989

  • pbk.

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Bibliography: p. [310]-320

Includes index

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ISBN 9780631162452

Description

If after 20 years of civil unrest and terrorist outrage the Ulster problem seems insoluble, so much greater is the urgency for a fresh examination of possible solutions against the background of a new assessment of all aspects - political, economic, religious, constitutional and social - of the situation. In "Ulster: Conflict and Consent" Tom Wilson provides such an assessment, looking at how many of the old complaints, fuelled by ancient myths that give rise to irreconcilable conflict about national identity, have led to significant change. Yet the continuing constitutional uncertainty hampers economic development and encourages the IRA to sustain its terrorist campaign, and Tom Wilson shows how that uncertainty is unnecessary and thus an obstacle to a possible resolution of the Ulster question. This book is written with the authority of one who has often advised the Northern Ireland government on political and economic matters, and provides an overview of the complexities and subtleties of the most difficult issue that Britain faces. A useful introduction for students and specialists, this book will also be of interest to a more general audience.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Independence or unity?: island - state and nation
  • the emergence of a unified state without consensus
  • Irish unity within the union
  • independence or unity - the home rule phase
  • independence or unity - towards a republic
  • the responsibility for partition. Part 2 Politics and policies in Northern Ireland: home rule in the North - a hard beginning
  • devolution in Northern Ireland - an overview, 1920-72
  • fiscal constraints and the subvention
  • economic progress and strategies for development
  • industrial location and discrimination
  • discrimination, social structure and unemployment
  • the housing shortage and discrimination
  • education - development within a segregated system. Part 3 Revolt, reform and the search for a constitutional solution: from civil rights to civil strife
  • Westminster and the security problem
  • power-sharing and the council of Ireland - a fatal mixture?
  • constitutional initiative and hunger strikes
  • the Anglo-Irish agreement and its aftermath. Part 5 Central issues: the religious divide
  • the republic and its three minorities
  • security - maintaining the law and respecting the law
  • prospects
  • strategies.
Volume

pbk. ISBN 9780631170068

Description

If after 20 years of civil unrest and terrorist outrage the Ulster problem seems insoluble, so much greater is the urgency for a fresh examination of possible solutions against the background of a new assessment of all aspects - political, economic, religious, constitutional and social - of the situation. In "Ulster: Conflict and Consent" Tom Wilson provides such an assessment, looking at how many of the old complaints, fuelled by ancient myths that give rise to irreconcilable conflict about national identity, have led to significant change. Yet the continuing constitutional uncertainty hampers economic development and encourages the IRA to sustain its terrorist campaign, and Tom Wilson shows how that uncertainty is unnecessary and thus an obstacle to a possible resolution of the Ulster question. This book is written with the authority of one who has often advised the Northern Ireland government on political and economic matters, and provides an overview of the complexities and subtleties of the most difficult issue that Britain faces. Useful to students and specialists this book will also interest a general audience with a concern for the most difficult problem Britain faces.

Table of Contents

  • Part I Independence or Unity?: island - state and nation
  • the emergence of a unified state without consensus
  • Irish unity within the Union
  • Independence or Unity - the home rule phase
  • independence or Unity - Towards a Republic
  • The Responsibility for Partition. Part II Politics and Policies in Northern Ireland : Home Rule in the North - a Hard Beginning
  • Devolution in Northern Ireland: an Overview, 1920-72
  • Fiscal Constraints and the Subvention
  • Economic Progress and Strategies for Development
  • Industrial Location and Discrimination
  • Discrimination, social Structure and Unemployment
  • The Housing Shortage and Discrimination
  • Education - Development within a Segregated System. Part III Revolt, Reform and the Search for a Constitutional Solution: From Civil Rights to Civil Strife
  • Westminster and the Security Problem
  • Power-Sharing and the Council of Ireland - a Fatal Mixture?
  • Constitutional Initiative and Hunger Strikes
  • The Anglo-Irish Agreement and its Aftermath. Part IV: Central Issues: The Religious Divide
  • The Republic and its Three Minorities
  • Secutiry - Maintaining the Law and Respecting the Law
  • Prospects
  • Strategies
  • Map showing Religious Distribution of Population.

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