Neither British nor Irish rule: arguments for Northern Ireland independence in Unionist political thought

Posted on 14 December 2021

Adam Fusco blog published

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Congratulations to Adam Fusco this week, his blog post "Neither British nor Irish rule: arguments for Northern Ireland independence in Unionist political thought" has been published on LSE British Politics and Policy.

Abstract:

Adam Fusco examines the idea of Northern Ireland independence in Unionist political thought. He argues that rather than being the expression of Ulster nationalism or a contractarian understanding of political obligation, Unionist arguments for independence were motivated by a classical republican concern: the arbitrary power Northern Ireland is subject to as part of the United Kingdom.