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Details for article 19 of 21 found articles
| Title: |
The Erosion of Consent: Protestant Disillusionment with the 1998 Northern Ireland Agreement |
| Author: |
Hayes, Bernadette C. McAllister, Ian Dowds, Lizanne |
| Appeared in: |
Journal of elections public opinion and parties |
| Paging: | Volume 15 (2005) nr. 2 pages 147-167 |
| Year: |
2005-09 |
| Contents: |
Consociational solutions to communal conflict depend crucially on the consent of the participants to the new institutional arrangements. The most recent attempt to solve the Northern Ireland conflict, the 1998 Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, initially attracted majority support from Protestants, but since then consent had steadily declined. All Protestant opponents of the Agreement share a strong underlying view that it unduly benefits nationalists at the expense of unionists. In addition, those who are generally disillusioned with the Agreement identify north-south bodies, reform of the police, and powersharing as major concerns. By contrast, those who were initially supportive of the Agreement but who have become disillusioned since 1998 identify the dysfunctional nature of the Assembly and Executive as a major cause of their dissent. The results suggest that Protestant consent for the Agreement will only return if and when the political institutions it created are seen to operate efficiently. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
Details for article 19 of 21 found articles
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