Political Change across Britain and Ireland

Identities, Institutions and Futures

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

Constitutional order across the islands of Britain and Ireland faces critical challenges with the rise of Scottish, Welsh and Irish nationalism, an emerging English consciousness, and Brexit. There is no resolution within the old assumptions about nations, states, sovereignty and borders. Nor can we rely on post-devolution practices in relations among the various governments based on bilateral relations between London and Dublin, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. Instead, Political Change across Britain and Ireland examines the whole web of what has been called the totality of relationships among the peoples of these islands, asking difficult questions about identities, institutions and prospects for the future.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-08-31
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399541541

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Paul Gillespie directs the Constitutional Futures after Brexit project in the School of Politics and International Relations in University College Dublin. Michael Keating is Emeritus Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen and was co-founder and Director of the Centre on Constitutional Change. Nicola McEwen is Professor and Director of the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Glasgow.

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Devolution is so much better understood as a living laboratory than a set of competitive league tables. This book applies just that lens to the experience of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales over the last quarter of a century. With a new government at Westminster this should be essential reading for anyone interested to combine strong devolved government with a successful United Kingdom.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction. Rethinking ‘These Islands’Michael KeatingPart I. Identities2. A Tale of Two Islands: Exploring National Identity Processes in Scotland and Ireland.David McCrone and Jennifer Todd3. Civic Politics and Constitutional Change in IrelandCera Murtagh and Mary C Murphy4. Constitutional Quandaries through a Gendered Lens: Identities,Institutions and Futures in Northern Ireland and ScotlandClare Rice and Meryl KennyPart II. Institutions5. Territorial cohesion and fragmentation after Brexit: Devolution and the UnionsNicola McEwen and Lisa Claire Whitten6. Navigating Multiple Party Systems across the UK and Ireland: The Conservative Party and Sinn FéinJonathan Evershed and Joanne McEvoy7. The Spatial Framing of Wales–Ireland Relations: Cooperation, Sovereignty and PeripheralityGiada Lagana, Daniel Wincott and Gregory DaviesPart III. Futures8. Northern Ireland after Brexit: Beyond Zero-Sum Constitutional FuturesC. R. G. Murray and Etain Tannam9. Independence and Unity: Constitutional Futures on These IslandsCoree Brown Swan and John Doyle10. Unionism and the Future of the UK’s UnionJohn Denham, Paul Gillespie and Michael Keating11. Conclusion. Political Change Across Britain and IrelandJohn Coakley, Paul Gillespie and Nicola McEwen