Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland

Though the Caledonian and Irish experiences are widely different, common features call for investigation. In both cases, the question of State allegiance remains a major issue, connected as it is with a colonial past, with cultural, linguistic identities and above all with the sense of belonging or...

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Main Author: Yann Bévant
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Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2024-05-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/11947
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description Though the Caledonian and Irish experiences are widely different, common features call for investigation. In both cases, the question of State allegiance remains a major issue, connected as it is with a colonial past, with cultural, linguistic identities and above all with the sense of belonging or not to one or the other nation. In both cases it is becoming a matter of emergency to find new compromises, in New Caledonia in the wake of the referenda on self-determination, and in Northern Ireland, as Brexit represents a threat to the whole process that led to peaceful politics.
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Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Brexit
Northern Ireland
New Caledonia
referenda on self determination
title Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland
title_full Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland
title_fullStr Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland
title_full_unstemmed Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland
title_short Constitutional Exceptions: Comparative Politics in New Caledonia and Northern Ireland
title_sort constitutional exceptions comparative politics in new caledonia and northern ireland
topic Brexit
Northern Ireland
New Caledonia
referenda on self determination
url https://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/11947
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