Download or read book Gerry Fitt and the SDLP written by Sarah Campbell and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerry Fitt was a key political figure in Northern Ireland for over twenty years, yet there is no major historical evaluation of his contribution, nor of his legacy or place in the memory of the minority community there. Fitt played a central role in creating the identity of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) as a socialist party. Yet, he noted that he was often in an ‘unhappy minority of one’ over many issues and at times the relationship between himself and his party colleagues was ‘very uneasy’. Drawing on unpublished party and private papers, recently released Irish and British government papers, and interviews, this book is the first academic study of the role of Gerry Fitt in the politics of the SDLP and will examine the first decade of the party through the lens of his leadership.
Download or read book Gerry Fitt written by Michael A. Murphy and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2007 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerry Fitt, a founding member of the SDLP, was virtually canonised on death and this book sets out to explode a lot of of the myths about him - warts and all. foreword by Tim Pat Coogan. A scholarly and objective study'-- The Irish Independent
Download or read book John Hume and the SDLP written by Gerard Murray and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The SDLP has consistently defined the Northern Ireland problem as one of a divided people, rather than a territorial issue. Therefore, it raises the important question: how much revision from the traditional nationalist perspective does the SDLP portray, if at all, from the mid-70s onwards? The major objective of this study is to investigate the tensions within the party over its political identity. From the SDLP viewpoint, the huge 'yes' vote (in the 22nd May, 1998 Referendum after this book went to press), offers the greatest hope in Northern Ireland's history that Catholics and Protestants can live together on the basis of respect and equality.
Download or read book Sinn F in and the SDLP written by Gerard Murray and published by Hurst & Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A political history of the SDLP and Sinn Fein, from the onset of the Troubles in 1970 to the 2001 general election. It outlines the political fortunes of the SDLP from its participation in the 1974 power-sharing government to facing direct competition from Sinn Fein during the Hunger Strikes of the early 1980s.
Download or read book A New Ireland written by John Hume and published by Roberts Rinehart. This book was released on 2000-10-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hume recounts the struggle for the nationalist community's rights and presents a blueprint for peace.
Download or read book A Political History of the Two Irelands written by B. Walker and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This ground-breaking political history of the two Irish States provides unique new insights into the 'Troubles' and the peace process. It examines the impact of the fraught dynamics between the competing identities of the Nationalist-Catholic-Irish Community on the one hand and the Unionist-Protestant-British community on the other.
Download or read book A Short History of the Troubles written by Brian Feeney and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2014-04-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the first symptoms of serious unrest - the Divis Street riots of 1964 - to the tortuous political manoeuvrings culminating in the 2003 Assembly elections, the book traces the reality of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. It details the motivation behind the IRA 'armed struggle', the Civil Rights movement, the murder campaigns of various loyalist terror groups, the major incidents of violence and the response of the British security forces and the justice system. It describes what it was like to live with bombs, army searches in the dead of night, death threats to politicians, activists and others. A detailed account of the political and personal toll of the Northern Ireland conflict.
Download or read book British Elections Parties Review written by Philip Cowley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 10 contains articles covering party membership, voting behaviour and elections, parliamentary voting, candidate selection, and campaigning on the internet, as well as examining US opinion on impeachment. The comprehensive reference section provides researchers with an authoritative source of data on public opinion polls. elections results, political parties, as well as a chronology of the major political events of 1999.
Download or read book A Tragedy of Errors written by Ken Bloomfield and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The decommissioning of the Provisional IRA in 2005 suggests that Northern Ireland may finally be ready to turn from the deadly paramilitary clashes of the twentieth century to the thorny problems of a normalized political process. As both former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Victim’s Commissioner, Sir Kenneth Bloomfield is in a unique position to evaluate the wisdom and long-term effects of the past fifty years of Northern Irish politics and policy. Bloomfield probes a number of crucial questions about the United Kingdom’s management of Irish affairs. Three decades of fighting have had grave consequences for Northern Ireland—what were the costs? Was violence inevitable? Bloomfield delineates the unwise decisions and abrogated responsibilities that led to the civil crisis of the Troubles while emphasizing the United Kingdom’s overriding duty to ensure peace. Peppered with incisive—and critical—portraits of the major political players, including Tony Blair and John Hume, A Tragedy of Errors gives us an unflinching insider’s view of Northern Irish politics and helps us understand the divisions that still dominate the region.
Download or read book Northern Ireland Yearbook 2005 written by Lagan Consulting and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 534 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Consequences of Social Movements written by Lorenzo Bosi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-21 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new study of the personal, political, and institutional impacts of social movements.
Download or read book The Thin Green Line written by Richard Doherty and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2005-03-19 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Formed out of the Royal Irish Constabulary at the time of Partition, the RUC's history is predictably a turbulent one right through to its replacement in 2001 by the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Few police forces in the world have suffered so grievously as the RUC and this book is a fitting memorial to the sacrifices made in the interests of the civil population it was determined to protect. Throughout its history, it has not only had to perform normal police duties but contain the ever present IRA threat. In 1969, the climate changed and ushered in a new and even more violent era of sectarian strife. The emergence of extreme nationalist organizations posed grave problems and, with the RUC in a prime role, the position of the Chief Constable was hugely important. This book tells the story of a remarkable police force without fear or favor. Ironically its reward for containing a hugely challenging internal security situation and at the same time policing the community traditionally was its disbandment.
Download or read book The Contested Identities of Ulster Catholics written by Thomas Paul Burgess and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the often-fragmented nature of Ulster Nationalist / Republican / Roman Catholic politics, culture and identity. It offers a companion publication to The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants (2015). Historically the Catholic community of Ulster are regarded as a unified and coherent group, sharing cultural and political aspirations. However, the volume explores communities of many variants and strands, belying the notion of an easy, homogenous bloc in terms of identity, political aspirations, voting preferences and cultural identity. These include historical differences within constitutional nationalism and Republicanism, gender politics, partition, perceptions of this community from The Republic of Ireland, and more. The book will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of Politics, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Irish Studies and Peace Studies.
Download or read book The Intelligence War against the IRA written by Thomas Leahy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thomas Leahy investigates whether informers, Special Forces and other British intelligence operations forced the IRA into peace in the 1990s.
Download or read book Devolution in the United Kingdom written by Russell Deacon and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This introduction to the major changes caused by devolution looks at both the historical background and contemporary political events. It assesses the operation, strengths and weaknesses of the devolved state, using highly relevant case studies to illustr
Download or read book The Northern Ireland Social Democratic and Labour Party written by Ian McAllister and published by Springer. This book was released on 1977-06-17 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
