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Sinn Fein and the Sdlp: From Alienation to Participation
Contributor(s): Murray, Gerard (Author), Tonge, Jonathan (Author)
ISBN: 1403968608     ISBN-13: 9781403968609
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
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Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2005
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Annotation: This study argues that political winners have become electoral losers in Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein was obliged to give up a lot to support the Good Friday Agreement--a deal which recognizes Northern Ireland, kept it within the United Kingdom, and asked republicans to assist in the governance of a political entity they fought to destroy. In contrast, the Social Democratic and Labor Party (SDLP) did not have to compromise much. Yet despite this, Sinn Fein has become politically dominant. This book looks at the the entire history of the two parties since 1970, and seeks to come to grips with the meaning of the recent ascent of Sinn Fein.

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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism
- Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties
- History | Europe - Ireland
Dewey: 324.241
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 5.7" W x 8.8" (1.09 lbs) 300 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Ireland
 
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This study argues that political winners have become electoral losers in Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein was obliged to give up a lot to support the Good Friday Agreement - a deal which recognizes Northern Ireland, kept it within the United Kingdom, and asked republicans to assist in the governance of a political entity they fought to destroy. In contrast, the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) did not have to compromise much. Yet despite this, Sinn Fein has become politically dominant. This book looks at the entire history of the two parties since 1970, and seeks to come to grips with the meaning of the recent ascent of Sinn Fein.