Northern Ireland: how can power-sharing be revived? - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

05/07/2022 1h 12min Episodio 36
Northern Ireland: how can power-sharing be revived? - The State of the Constitution: Constitution Unit Conference 2022

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Northern Ireland finds itself again without a functioning Executive or Assembly. All mainstream voices agree that the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement offers the only viable framework for politics in Northern Ireland in the coming years, but the risk of breakdown is severe. How can Northern Ireland’s power-sharing arrangements be restored in the coming months? How far are solutions to be found in changes to the Protocol or to the 1998 Agreement? And what role should the government in London play in seeking a healthy outcome?SpeakersJulian Smith MP – Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, and former Secretary of State for Northern IrelandDr Mary Murphy – Department of Government and Politics, University College Cork Dr Clare Rice – Research Associate, Department of Politics, University of LiverpoolAlan Whysall – Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Constitution Unit and former civil servant in the Northern Ireland OfficeChair: Professor Alan Renwick – Deputy Director of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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