The Region between State and Nation: British and Irish Conceptions of Northern Ireland as a European Region
In: Perspectives on European politics and society: journal of intra-European dialogue, Band 4, Heft 2, S. 417-445
ISSN: 1570-5854
This article investigates the concept of regionalism in the EU & its relationship to changing conceptions of the nation-statehood in Ireland & Britain. More specifically, it examines how the notion of regionalism has developed in official discourse during states' adaptation to both internal challenges & the process of European integration. I explore this question through an analysis of the British & Irish state elites approaches to the Northern Ireland conflict & their perceptions of European regionalism in this context. In identifying the differences &, indeed, similarities between these states' approaches to European & regional dynamics, I develop new perspective on post-Agreement Northern Ireland & the concept of multilevel governance. Adapted from the source document.