National Identities
Constitution of the United Kingdom
Published on 19. September 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-631-18213-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book considers the government of the United Kingdom and relationships with Ireland in the light of the sense of identity of each of the nations and regions. It examines the extent to which this receives satisfactory institutional expression and whether these institutions need reform, both internally in each case and in the totality of relationships and interrelationships; and analyzes the impact of 1992 and moves to European integration. The various authors examine two matters that have run in parallel, but have rarely been discussed together in any depth. They are, firstly, the arguments that the constituent nations of the United Kingdom need more appropriate, democratic national institutions; and, secondly, the arguments for reform of the UK constitution, including the notion of a federal devolution that provides for national parliaments in Wales and Scotland, and for power-sharing government in Northern Ireland in some new relation with the Republic.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
281 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-18213-9 (9780631182139)
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Content
1. Four Nations or One?: Hugh Kearney (University of Pittsburgh) 2. The British and the Irish in the Context of Europe: Garret Fitzgerald TD, former Prime Minister of Ireland. 3. Nations, Regions and Europe: David Marquand (University of Sheffield). 4. Scottish Identity and the Constitution: Robert McCreadie (University of Edinburgh). 5. The Constitution of Wales: Dafydd Ellis Thomas MP (Plaid Cymru Member of Parliament). 6. Northern Ireland: Allegiances and Identities: Kevin Boyle (University of Essex). 7. Ireland: Identity and Relationships: John A. Murphy (University College, Cork). 8. The English and British: Bernard Crick (Birkbeck College, London, and University of Edinburgh). 9. English Regionalism: the Dog that Never Barked: Christopher Harvie (University of Tubingen). 10. Autonomy in Spain: Lessons for Britain?: Tom Gallagher (University of Bradford). 11. Europe and the Regions: David Coombes (University of Limerick). 12. The Road to Constitution: J. M. Ross (former civil servant, Scottish Office). 13. Towards a Constitutional Equation?: James Cornford (Institute for Public Policy Research). 14. Appendix: Two Editorials: The Guardian .