http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/northern-ireland 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 Mon, 18 May 2026 06:59:41 -0400 Mon, 18 May 2026 06:59:41 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1561/solidarity-of-the-colonized-a-critical-discourse-analysis-of-sinn-feins-connection-to-palestine By Celia Lohr - Ireland and Palestine share histories of colonialism, ethnonationalist conflict, and resistance characterized as "terrorism." While Ireland has reached an official status of "peace," the de-legitimization of its struggle for independence perpetuates cycles of conflict in the region and reveals lasting difficulties with legitimacy between Ireland and Britain. Through discourse analysis, I examine how the Sinn Féin party reaffirms the Irish struggle for independence through solidarity with Palestine. Specifically, I analyze how Sinn Féin constructs moral and immoral identities, de-... Sat, 31 Dec 2016 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1561/solidarity-of-the-colonized-a-critical-discourse-analysis-of-sinn-feins-connection-to-palestine http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1441/should-governments-negotiate-with-terrorists By Bohdana Kurylo - In 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin dismissed the possibility of negotiating with leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), claiming that there is no sense in talking to a terrorist organization. Meanwhile, as it later became known, secret negotiations to set conditions for the Oslo Accords agreement with the PLO leaders were, indeed, being conducted.1 A similar case was the maintenance of a secret back-channel between the British government and the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1972 and 1990.2 These historical records exhibit that governments broke the taboo of talking... Wed, 24 Aug 2016 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1441/should-governments-negotiate-with-terrorists http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1580/divided-society-divided-schools-divided-lives-the-role-of-education-in-creating-social-cohesion-in-northern-ireland By Kara Schiaparelli - The Troubles, a period of conflict between mostly Protestant Unionists and mostly Catholic Nationalists in Northern Ireland, ended in 1998 with the signing of the Good Friday or Belfast Agreement. The division of society, however, continues in its segregated education system. In Northern Ireland today, 93% of children attend either a Protestant or a Catholic school (Conflict Archive on the Internet). Despite widespread agreement on the need for change, and the transformation of other institutions in society such as the parliament, civil service and police, little progress has been made in reforming... Thu, 31 Dec 2015 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1580/divided-society-divided-schools-divided-lives-the-role-of-education-in-creating-social-cohesion-in-northern-ireland http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1150/the-irish-presidential-system By Jason T. Williams - The role of President was laid out in the Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) of 1937 with the first elections to the position being held in 1938.  The role is defined in articles 12-14 of Bunreacht na hÉireann as being the ceremonial Head of the Irish State.  The Constitution defines the President as someone “who shall take precedence over all other persons in the State and who shall exercise and perform the powers and functions conferred on the President by this Constitution and by law.” Elections for the Presidency can take place every seven... Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1150/the-irish-presidential-system 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 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1159/northern-ireland-revisited By Kerry-Anne Clancy - I was prompted to review the situation in Northern Ireland for a number of reasons, not least because my previous article published in this journal now seemed to be a waste of paper in the light of the disappointing end to the IRA cease-fire which consequently affected the ongoing quest for a settlement of the Ireland situation. A settlement which is laden with emotion, characterized most recently by the twenty fifth anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when paratroopers opened fire on a crowd of civil rights demonstrators in Londonderry on January 30 1972. Thirteen unarmed people were killed... Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1159/northern-ireland-revisited