http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/2974/alison-mccartney Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:06:58 -0400 Tue, 04 Aug 2026 03:06:58 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1143/the-good-friday-agreement By Alison McCartney - To fully understand the implications of the Good Friday Agreement, one must realise the nature of the Northern Irish problem.  Northern Ireland has been a bi-confessional society for a very long time and therefore political beliefs are aligned along religious and ethno-nationalist grounds.Unfortunately, socio-economics has very little to do with affiliations.  It has previously been the reluctance of these two confessions to compromise their visions, that has led to the failure of previous attempts at regional government and it is the presence of compromise and accommodation... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1143/the-good-friday-agreement