1st Edition

The Europeanization of Party Politics in Ireland, North and South

Edited By Katy Hayward, Mary Murphy Copyright 2010
218 Pages
by Routledge

218 Pages
by Routledge

224 Pages
by Routledge

Ireland’s relationship with the European Union has been determined by the behaviour, actions and discourse of political parties. This book examines this impact through an in-depth analysis of the Europeanization of party politics in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. First, it presents original research on cross-cutting issues that have featured in political debates about European... Read more

1. Introduction: Party Politics and the EU in Ireland, North and South  Mary C. Murphy (University College Cork) and Katy Hayward (Queen’s University Belfast)

2. Ireland's EU referendum experience  Jane O'Mahony (University of Kent at Canterbury)

3. Irish Political Parties and Policy Stances on European Integration  Kenneth Benoit (Trinity College Dublin)

4. Irish Political Parties’ Attitudes towards Neutrality and the Evolution of the EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policies  Karen Devine (Dublin City University)

5. Fianna Fáil: Tenacious Localism, Tenuous Europeanism  Katy Hayward (Queen’s University Belfast) and Jonathan Fallon (EPS Consulting)

6. Blissful Union? Fine Gael and the European Union  Theresa Reidy (University College Cork)

7. The Irish Labour Party: The Advantages, Disadvantages and Irrelevance of Europeanization?  Michael Holmes (Liverpool Hope University)

8. The Irish Green Party and Europe: An Unhappy Marriage?  Nicole Bolleyer (University of Exeter) and Diana Panke (University College Dublin)

9. Sinn Féin’s Approach to the EU: Still more ‘Critical’ than ‘Engaged’?  Agnès Maillot (Dublin City University)

10. ‘Battling in Brussels’: The DUP and the European Union  Gladys Ganiel (Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College Dublin)

11. Pragmatic Politics: The Ulster Unionist Party and the European Union  Mary C. Murphy (University College Cork)

12. The SDLP and the Europeanization of the Northern Ireland Problem  P. J. McLoughlin (Queen’s University Belfast)

Biography

Katy Hayward is Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen’s University Belfast.

Mary C. Murphy is College Lecturer in Politics at the Department of Government, University College Cork.

Dr Hayward and Dr Murphy are co-convenors of the European Studies Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association of Ireland.