Making Sense of a United Ireland av Brendan O'Leary

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<p>''Should be required reading for everyone - including unionists - who are interested in and concerned about the fate of this island'' <i><b>Dublin Review of Books</b></i><br><br>''Compelling'' <i><b>Financial Times</b></i><br><br><b>Will Ireland really reunite?</b><br><br>A century ago the resolution to Ireland¿s long struggle for independence was a settlement that saw six of its northern counties remain in the United Kingdom while the other twenty-six formed the new Republic of Ireland. Since partition the unification of the two parts of the island has seemed impossible, particularly because of the bloody legacy of past conflict.<br><br>However, by 2030, if not sooner, demographic and electoral advantages of Ulster unionists, who wish to remain part of the UK, will be over. And in the light of Brexit, the rising popularity of the Irish nationalist party Sinn F¿, political developments both sides of the border, and within Great Britain, Irish unification referendums will become incr