Introduction: Consociational Theory and Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Conflict: Consociational Engagements

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  McGarry, John ^a   O'Leary, Brendan ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concurrent majority; Consociation; Consociational theory; D'hondt; Dual prime ministers; Integrationism; Northern ireland; The agreement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84905261124     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/0199266573.003.0001     Document Type: Editorial

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