Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?

Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?

Following in the wake of the Brexit vote when a majority of Northern Ireland electors voted to remain after the DUP had campaigned for leaving the EU, it really did seem that the hardline unionist party was gradually losing its grip on local politics. The prospect of a united Ireland was immediately...

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मुख्य लेखक: Savaric, Michel
स्वरूप: Article ou chapitre numérique
भाषा:Anglais
प्रकाशित: Revue française de civilisation britannique 2018
विषय:
Brexit
Irlande du Nord
processus de paix
Northern Ireland
peace process
DUP-SF partnership
DUP-Tory deal
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:rfcb_1997 https://doi.org/10.4000/rfcb.1997 urn:doi:10.4000/rfcb.1997 en https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/1997 2018-09-14T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/k186 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat? Revue française de civilisation britannique CRECIB - Centre de recherche et d'études en civilisation britannique info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2429-4373 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/0248-9015 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb Savaric, Michel Brexit Irlande du Nord processus de paix Brexit Northern Ireland peace process DUP-SF partnership DUP-Tory deal Following in the wake of the Brexit vote when a majority of Northern Ireland electors voted to remain after the DUP had campaigned for leaving the EU, it really did seem that the hardline unionist party was gradually losing its grip on local politics. The prospect of a united Ireland was immediately seized upon by Sinn Féin as a way to solve the border issue created by the Brexit vote. Then Theresa May unexpectedly decided to call for a snap general election on 8th June. Once again, Sinn Féin and the DUP increased their share of the vote. But the DUP reversed its gradual loss of influence while suddenly becoming central to British politics when it brokered a deal with the Prime Minister. The dominant view in the British and international media was then that the deal put the Northern Ireland peace process at risk. The point of this paper is to question this assumption which seems to imply that simply because Sinn Féin does not get its way, the IRA will revert back to an armed campaign. The question would rather be whether the IRA is still in a capacity to do so. It may also be argued that the increased feeling of insecurity among the loyalist community represents an equal threat to the stability of the region. At the same time, we will explore all the apparent paradoxes revealed by the Northern Ireland elections since June 2016. S’inscrivant dans la foulée du référendum sur le Brexit où la majorité des électeurs nord-irlandais avaient voté pour rester alors que le DUP avait fait campagne pour quitter l’UE, il semblait bien que le parti unioniste extrémiste était en train de perdre de son influence sur la politique locale. La perspective d’une Irlande unie a été immédiatement brandie par le Sinn Féin comme solution possible au problème de la frontière posé par le vote pour le Brexit. Puis Theresa May a décidé, à la surprise générale, de provoquer des législatives anticipées pour le 8 juin. Une fois de plus, le Sinn Féin et le DUP ont augmenté leur score. Mais le DUP a regagné l’influence perdue en devenant un élément central de la vie politique britannique lorsqu’il a négocié un accord avec la première ministre. Le point de vue dominant dans les médias britanniques et internationaux était alors que cet accord mettait en danger le processus de paix. Le but de cet article sera de questionner cette assertion qui semble signifier que si le Sinn Féin n’obtient pas ce qu’il désire, l’IRA retournera à la violence politique. La question serait plutôt de savoir si l’IRA est toujours en capacité de reprendre les armes. On peut également avancer qu’un sentiment accru d’insécurité parmi la communauté loyaliste représente tout autant une menace pour la stabilité de la région. En même temps, nous explorerons tous les apparents paradoxes révélés par les élections en Irlande du Nord depuis juin 2016.
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topic Brexit
Irlande du Nord
processus de paix
Brexit
Northern Ireland
peace process
DUP-SF partnership
DUP-Tory deal
spellingShingle Brexit
Irlande du Nord
processus de paix
Brexit
Northern Ireland
peace process
DUP-SF partnership
DUP-Tory deal
Savaric, Michel
Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?
description Following in the wake of the Brexit vote when a majority of Northern Ireland electors voted to remain after the DUP had campaigned for leaving the EU, it really did seem that the hardline unionist party was gradually losing its grip on local politics. The prospect of a united Ireland was immediately seized upon by Sinn Féin as a way to solve the border issue created by the Brexit vote. Then Theresa May unexpectedly decided to call for a snap general election on 8th June. Once again, Sinn Féin and the DUP increased their share of the vote. But the DUP reversed its gradual loss of influence while suddenly becoming central to British politics when it brokered a deal with the Prime Minister. The dominant view in the British and international media was then that the deal put the Northern Ireland peace process at risk. The point of this paper is to question this assumption which seems to imply that simply because Sinn Féin does not get its way, the IRA will revert back to an armed campaign. The question would rather be whether the IRA is still in a capacity to do so. It may also be argued that the increased feeling of insecurity among the loyalist community represents an equal threat to the stability of the region. At the same time, we will explore all the apparent paradoxes revealed by the Northern Ireland elections since June 2016.
author Savaric, Michel
author_facet Savaric, Michel
author_sort Savaric, Michel
title Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?
title_short Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?
title_full Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?
title_fullStr Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?
title_full_unstemmed Northern Ireland: Is the Peace Process Really Under Threat?
title_sort northern ireland: is the peace process really under threat?
publisher Revue française de civilisation britannique
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