Northern Ireland, Civic Nationalism, and the Good Friday Agreement
Northern Ireland, Civic Nationalism, and the Good Friday Agreement
This chapter takes issue with what has been described as the integrationist, nation‐building, or civic nationalist approach to the Northern Ireland conflict. It shows that the problem with this approach is that there are two national communities in Northern Ireland, and no sign that either of them is prepared to accept the other's identity or state. The chapter argues that what Northern Ireland needs are political institutions, like those in the Agreement, that cater to the bi‐national nature of Northern Ireland's society.
Keywords: Agreement, bi‐nationalism, British nationalism, civic nationalism, identity, integration, Irish nationalism, national community, nation‐building, political institutions
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