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Explaining Northern Ireland

Explaining Northern Ireland . Past, present, future. Explaining Northern Ireland. ”The less certain we are of our future, the more interested we become in our past.” G.K. Chesterton. Explaining Northern Ireland .

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Explaining Northern Ireland

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  1. Explaining Northern Ireland Past, present, future

  2. Explaining Northern Ireland ”The less certain we are of our future, the more interested we become in our past.” G.K. Chesterton

  3. Explaining Northern Ireland ”Like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.” A.J.P. Taylor on Napoleon III

  4. Explaining Northern Ireland • Trapped in history? • Britain, Ireland  Northern Ireland • 1707, 1801, 1921, 1969, 1972, 1998, 2007 • Locked in symbols? • Conflict? What conflict? • Cultural, religious, political, ethnic, colonial, structural - or a combination? • ‘zero sum game’

  5. Explaining Northern Ireland • The Good Friday Agreement • What sort of agreement? • The agents and the participants • Post agreement Northern Ireland • Is the conflict over? • Future prospects

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