The Future of Northern Ireland: Border Anxieties and Support for Irish Reunification under Varieties of UKEXIT

John Garry; Brendan O'Leary; Kevin McNicholl; Jamie Pow

doi:10.1080/00343404.2020.1759796

The Future of Northern Ireland: Border Anxieties and Support for Irish Reunification under Varieties of UKEXIT

John Garry, Brendan O'Leary, Kevin McNicholl, Jamie Pow

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The paper assesses public attitudes in Northern Ireland towards the potential hardening of the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as a result of the UK’s exit from the European Union. It investigates the relationship between border-related anxieties and support for a United Ireland. The study draws on specially designed qualitative and quantitative data, generated from a one-day citizens’ assembly and a representative attitude survey. It identifies a group of conditional Catholics who support Irish unity, but only under ‘hard exit’ conditions.

Original language	English
Journal	Regional Studies
Early online date	04 Jun 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1759796
Publication status	Early online date - 04 Jun 2020

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Mini-Publics and the Maxi-Public: Investigating the Perceived Legitimacy of Citizens’ Assemblies in a Deeply Divided Place
Pow, J. T. (Author), Garry, J. (Supervisor) & Turner, R. (Supervisor), 2019
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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