The genesis of the Europeanisation of the Northern Ireland peace process

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2018-01-17Author
Laganà, Giada
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Abstract
The thesis examines the economic and political contributions of the European Union
(EU) to the Northern Ireland peace process, tracing the genesis of EU involvement and
analysing how it acted as an arena in which to foster dialogue and positive cooperation.
Based on extensive archival research and exclusive elite interviews this thesis provides
the first comprehensive study of how the EU contributed to the reconfiguration of
Northern Ireland from a site of conflict to a site of conflict amelioration and
peacebuilding and demonstrates that the relationship between Northern Ireland and the
EU has been much more significant in the peace process than previous studies have
suggested.