Foreword by the Rt Hon. Tony Blair; Introduction, 1 A new territorial politics in the British Isles, Jennifer Todd; Section One, Devolution in the United Kingdom: 2 Devolution in the United Kingdom: asymmetry in territorial politics, Arthur Aughey; 3 Devolution in Scotland: parliament and society, David McCrone; 4 Devolution in Wales: assembly and nation building, John Osmond; 5 Devolution in England: possibilities and prospects, Simon Partridge; Section Two, Northern Ireland: The Good Friday Agreement: 6 Northern Ireland: the changing structure of conflict, Jennifer Todd 7 The North/South relationship: implementing the Agreement, John Coakley; 8 The British-Irish relationship: from antagonism to alliance, Ronan Fanning; Section Three: The international context 9 The European context: changing forms of territorial politics in the United Kingdom, Elizabeth Meehan; 10 The European context: a new political dimension in Ireland, North and South, Brigid Laffan; 11 The global context: the international system and the Northern Ireland peace process, Adrian Guelke; Conclusion, 12 Institutions and modes of territorial management: the challenge of British-Irish studies, John Coakley, Brigid Laffan and Jennifer Todd. Appendix 1: British and Irish elections, 1997-2003 Appendix 2: British/Irish chronology, 1997-2003; Notes; References; Index.
John Coakley is Associate Professor of Politics and Director of the Institute for British/Irish Studies at University College Dublin; Brigid Laffan is Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics and Director of the Dublin European Institute at University College Dublin; Jennifer Todd lectures in politics at University College Dublin.
"It is certainly the important contribution that Tony Blair declares it to be in the foreword, and one which is well worth the attention of anyone interested in the future of relations between the nations of these islands." The Irish World August 2005
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