| Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland Contributor(s): McCann, David (Editor), McGrattan, Cillian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 071909951X ISBN-13: 9780719099519 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Peace |
| Dewey: 331.892 |
| LCCN: 2017394189 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 'Sunningdale experiment' of 1973-4 witnessed the first attempt to establish peace in Northern Ireland through power-sharing. However, its provisions, particularly the cross-border 'Council of Ireland', proved to be a step too far. The experiment floundered amid ongoing paramilitary-led violence, finally collapsing in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers' Council strike. Drawing on new scholarship from some of the top political historians working on the period, this book presents a series of reflections on how key protagonists struggled with notions of power-sharing and the 'Irish dimension', and how those struggles inhibited a deepening of democracy and the ending of violence for so long. |