The process of state building in Ireland at the beginning of the present century, like the contemporary debate over the future evolution of political and constitutional relationships on the island of Ireland, has been characterised by competition between essentially incompatible conceptions of legitimacy. These conceptions divide both the nationalist and the unionist traditions. On the nationalist side, one strand is fundamentally democratic, seeing in the vote of the people within the existing constitutional framework the legitimating principle of political change. Opposed to this constitutional nationalist approach is the fudamentalist republican one, which holds that some principles (such as the « right of national self-determination ») ...
In this paper, I looked at two varieties of nationalism in nineteenth-twentieth century Ireland (par...
Burgess seeks to offer something of an invitation to both nationalists (and unionists) to ‘reimagine...
This paper considers the Joint Declaration in the light of recent developments in Anglo-Irish relati...
The process of state building in Ireland at the beginning of the present century, like the contempor...
This paper examines ideas about democratic legitimacy and sovereignty within Ulster unionist politi...
This Essay examines the structure and functions of the new Northern Ireland Assembly within the cont...
This volume brings together a range of theoretical responses to issues in Irish politics. Its organi...
Burgess seeks to offer something of an invitation to both nationalists (and unionists) to ‘reimagine...
The objective of this article is to assess the concessions made by the Irish constitutional national...
Popular sovereignty looms large in the Irish constitutional imaginary. It provides a foundational ba...
In Northern Ireland, the principle of self-determination is now seen in the context of « the totalit...
The legitimacy of the republican movement is based on what is defined as a specific Irish identity, ...
Revised version of a paper presented at the IBIS conference “The future of republicanism: confrontin...
This Essay assesses the achievement of restoring representative government and also considers whethe...
Revised text of two lectures presented as part of the seminar se-ries “Redefining the union and the ...
In this paper, I looked at two varieties of nationalism in nineteenth-twentieth century Ireland (par...
Burgess seeks to offer something of an invitation to both nationalists (and unionists) to ‘reimagine...
This paper considers the Joint Declaration in the light of recent developments in Anglo-Irish relati...
The process of state building in Ireland at the beginning of the present century, like the contempor...
This paper examines ideas about democratic legitimacy and sovereignty within Ulster unionist politi...
This Essay examines the structure and functions of the new Northern Ireland Assembly within the cont...
This volume brings together a range of theoretical responses to issues in Irish politics. Its organi...
Burgess seeks to offer something of an invitation to both nationalists (and unionists) to ‘reimagine...
The objective of this article is to assess the concessions made by the Irish constitutional national...
Popular sovereignty looms large in the Irish constitutional imaginary. It provides a foundational ba...
In Northern Ireland, the principle of self-determination is now seen in the context of « the totalit...
The legitimacy of the republican movement is based on what is defined as a specific Irish identity, ...
Revised version of a paper presented at the IBIS conference “The future of republicanism: confrontin...
This Essay assesses the achievement of restoring representative government and also considers whethe...
Revised text of two lectures presented as part of the seminar se-ries “Redefining the union and the ...
In this paper, I looked at two varieties of nationalism in nineteenth-twentieth century Ireland (par...
Burgess seeks to offer something of an invitation to both nationalists (and unionists) to ‘reimagine...
This paper considers the Joint Declaration in the light of recent developments in Anglo-Irish relati...