A People Under Siege: The Unionists of Northern Ireland, from Partition to Brexit and Beyond
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The Brexit referendum of 2016 triggered one of the most profoundconstitutional crises in modern British history. A wave of populistnationalism gave way to political and economic instability, throwingthe future of the United Kingdom into sharp relief. The ScottishNational Party saw an opportunity to press for a second referendumon Scottish independence with Irish republicans lobbying the BritishGovernment for a border poll in a move to help secure their goal ofa United Ireland. For Unionists in Northern Ireland, a referendum thatbegan on the question of sovereignty quickly degenerated into criesof betrayal and a redrawn border in the Irish Sea.Extraordinary uncertainty now hangs over the future of the Unionbetween Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland scentenary year, military and political historian Aaron Edwards, anative of Belfast, explores the profound challenges facing Unionists.He reflects upon the past century of political turbulence on theseislands, the effects of Republican violence on the Unionist psycheand the embattlement of a people who believe themselves to beonce again under siege.
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The Brexit referendum of 2016 triggered one of the most profoundconstitutional crises in modern British history. A wave of populistnationalism gave way to political and economic instability, throwingthe future of the United Kingdom into sharp relief. The ScottishNational Party saw an opportunity to press for a second referendumon Scottish independence with Irish republicans lobbying the BritishGovernment for a border poll in a move to help secure their goal ofa United Ireland. For Unionists in Northern Ireland, a referendum thatbegan on the question of sovereignty quickly degenerated into criesof betrayal and a redrawn border in the Irish Sea.Extraordinary uncertainty now hangs over the future of the Unionbetween Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland scentenary year, military and political historian Aaron Edwards, anative of Belfast, explores the profound challenges facing Unionists.He reflects upon the past century of political turbulence on theseislands, the effects of Republican violence on the Unionist psycheand the embattlement of a people who believe themselves to beonce again under siege.
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