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Irish Studies in International Affairs Volume 17 Issue 1

Subject Areas: Economics and Econometrics; ; ;
Publisher: The Royal Irish Academy - Royal Irish Academy
ISSN: 0332-1460
SJR: 9

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Editor's introduction: Ireland and the United Nations—after 50 years of membership

Doyle, John

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1
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The Fiftieth Anniversary of Ireland's Membership of the United Nations—Looking Forward

Ahern, Dermot

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.3
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Doing ‘the world's most important work’—From Cyprus to Liberia

Sreenan, Jim

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.15

This paper outlines part of the history of the involvement of the Irish Defence Forces with United Nations peacekeeping missions. From the earliest experiences of Irish peacekeepers on traditional missions with the UN, to more recent contributions in terms of the provision of training programs or...
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The Future of the United Nations in the Aftermath of 11 September 2001

Malloch Brown, Mark

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.23

In the context of the fiftieth anniversary of Ireland's accession to the UN, this paper examines the role of the organisation in the global arena and how that role has evolved over the period of Ireland's membership. Among the issues explored are Ireland's position within the UN; the commitment...
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Ireland's First Engagement in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations: an Assessment

Heaslip, E.M. Richard

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.31

In June 1958 Ireland responded positively to the United Nations (UN) secretary-general's request to provide personnel for an unarmed, military observer mission in Lebanon. Ireland later provided officers for another UN observer mission in the region. Defence Forces involvement in these missions...
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Army's Congo Mission Casts a Long Shadow

O’Donoghue, David

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.43

The UN peacekeeping mission to the Congo in 1960 marked the Irish Army's first armed overseas mission since the foundation of the state in 1922. This represented an important milestone in Ireland's foreign-affairs policy. The Congo was granted independence on 30 June 1960 after almost a century...
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Development and the United Nations: Achievements and Challenges for the Future

Gold, Lorna

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.61

This article explores the role of the United Nations in development in the context of both the current critiques of the UN and the failure of the 2005 New York summit to reach agreement on a program of reform. While the work of its specialist agencies presents the most visible face of the UN's...
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First Landmines, now Small Arms? The International Campaign to Ban Landmines as a Model for Small-Arms Advocacy

O'Dwyer, Diana

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.77

This paper is a comparative analysis of the international campaigns around landmines and small arms. The aim is to determine whether aspects of the successful campaign to ban landmines can be replicated by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) campaigning on other issues, such as the regulation...
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If no Risk is Proven, is there a Risk? Some Reflections on Risk, Science and Environmental Regulation in Ireland after Watson v EPA and Monsanto

Taylor, George

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.99

There are few areas where risk, science and politics collide that are more controversial than genetically modified organisms. This paper places the findings of the Watson v EPA case heard in the High Court in Dublin in 1998 within the context of change wrought upon international institutional...
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The Myth of ‘the Myth of Irish neutrality’: Deconstructing Concepts of Irish Neutrality using International Relations Theories

Devine, M. Karen

2006 Irish Studies in International Affairs

doi:10.3318/ISIA.2006.17.1.115

A number of academics, journalists and political elites claim that Irish neutrality is a ‘myth’, and many also characterise public support for Irish neutrality as ‘confused’ and ‘nonrational’. This ‘unneutral’ discourse in the academic literature and mainstream Irish media is based on an academic...

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