Northern Ireland—the unhappy ending Europe’s story must avoid
Europe has always had its anti-enlightenment side. Northern Ireland graphically presents its extreme manifestation.
politics, economy and employment & labour
Dr Robin Wilson is acting editor-in-chief of Social Europe. Based in Belfast, his adult life has been focused on the Northern Ireland problem, variously as an editor, think-tank director and researcher. For nearly two decades he has been an expert adviser to the Council of Europe on intercultural integration. He is author of The Northern Ireland Experience of Conflict and Agreement: A Model for Export? (Manchester University Press) and Meeting the Challenge of Cultural Diversity in Europe: Moving Beyond the Crisis (Edward Elgar).
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Europe has always had its anti-enlightenment side. Northern Ireland graphically presents its extreme manifestation.
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