Building a Green Wall

Irish America's Resurgence Post-Brexit
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-5292-3800-6
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 345 g

In the aftermath of Britain’s 2016 decision to leave the EU, the Irish-American ethnic lobby remobilized to defend the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement from the threats posed by Brexit.

Drawing on interviews in Washington, Belfast, Dublin and London, Cowell-Meyers and Gallaher explore how the lobby shaped US policy towards Brexit in order to prevent the reimposition of a hard border on the island of Ireland and preserve peace. The authors also consider the lobby’s approach to other contentious issues, including a united Ireland and Troubles-related investigations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly

Gallaher, Carolyn

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Phoenix Rising

2. A Short History of Irish America

3. Irish America as an Ethnic Lobby

4. Brexit and the Problem of Northern Ireland

5. Irish America Remobilises

6. Facing Down the Internal Market Bill

7. Irish America, Joe Biden, and the Path to the Windsor Framework

8. Legacy and the Limits of Irish American Influence

9. The Elephant in the Room: Irish Unity after Brexit

10. Irish America: A Force to be Reckoned with on Brexit

Appendix: Interviews

Über Autor(innen)

Gallaher, Carolyn
Carolyn Gallaher is Professor at the School of International Service at the American University, Washington, D.C.

Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Associate Professor in the Government Department at the American University, Washington, D.C.

Kimberly Cowell-Meyers is Associate Professor in the Government Department at American University, Washington, D.C.

Carolyn Gallaher is Professor at the School of International Service at American University, Washington, D.C.