Devolution and the governance of Northern Ireland
By: Colin Knox
Series: The devolution series
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Manchester; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9780719074363
Subjects: Politics and government; Decentralization in government
Description: This book offers an account of what the First Minister, Peter Robinson, describes as the most settled period of devolution in Northern Ireland for almost 40 years. It traces the tortuous path to devolved government, the political instability which threatened the institutions, and since May 2007 the bedding down of devolution and its impact.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [282]-299]) and index.