Abstract
Thinking Seriously about Irish Unity: A Response to ‘Let “The People” Decide: Reflections on Constitutional Change and “Concurrent Consent”’ by Colin Harvey
Highlights
Since 1921, the topic of Irish unity has generated plenty of heat—but little light
There has been little if any serious discussion of (i) what the constitutional structure of a united Irish state might look like; (ii) what policies, principles and symbols might help glue it together; or (iii) how unity might feasibly be achieved, despite the political divides of contemporary Irish society
Endless rhetoric about Irish unification has led to little if any serious debate about how it might work in practice
Summary
Since 1921, the topic of Irish unity has generated plenty of heat—but little light. Nationalists like to affirm their faith in the desirability and inevitability of unification, while unionists frame it as an existentialist threat. Thinking Seriously about Irish Unity: A Response to ‘Let “The People” Decide: Reflections on Constitutional Change and “Concurrent Consent”’ by Colin Harvey
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