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Northern Irish Society in the Wake of Brexit

Agnès Maillot — 2021-06-07T07:00:00Z

Since the 2016 referendum, Brexit has dominated the political conversation in Northern Ireland, launching a debate on the Irish reunification and exacerbating communitarian tensions within Northern Irish society. What are the social and economic roots of these conflicts, and what is at stake for Northern Ireland's future?

Brexit and the Two Irelands

Ophélie Siméon — 2020-05-04T07:00:00Z

Signed in 1998, the Good Friday Agreement brought the three-decade civil war in Northern Ireland to an end. Most significantly, the treaty opened the Irish border, a move that played a key part in the peace process. But as Brexit looms, the border might be shut back once again.

Summertime, and Reading Is Easy

Editorial Team — 2019-08-12T07:00:00Z

Books & Ideas is going on holiday for the summer. We will be back with new publications starting August 26^th. In the meantime, here is a selection of essays, interviews and reviews published over the past year.

Northern Ireland and Brexit

Thibaud Harrois — 2019-01-31T07:00:00Z

How will the different regions in the UK be impacted by Brexit? Mary C. Murphy's book explores the unique case of Northern Ireland, a region isolated both geographically and politically from the rest of the country, in the run-up to the referendum as well as in its aftermath.

Ireland's Silences: the Magdalene Laundries

Nathalie Sebbane — 2018-12-24T07:00:00Z

Thanks to the success of Peter Mullan's film The Magdalene Sisters, Magdalene laundries—institutions meant to punish Ireland's “fallen” women—are now part of the country's collective memory. Despite tremendous social advances, survivors still await reparation and an official apology.