Current Events
Police Reform in Northern Ireland
On “The Conversation,” my friend and colleague Donald Beaudette and I discuss the lessons that the United States can learn from the process of reforming the police in Northern Ireland. Read it here.
Current Events
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Provisional IRA
If you look around, you might notice that the Irish seem to be everywhere today. As someone who has spent her entire adult life studying the history and politics of this small island in the north Atlantic, I can’t help noticing the ads on Netflix for the popular series Derry Read more…
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Ivor Bell, the Belfast Project, and Truth
My friend and colleague Donald Beaudette have written an op-ed for the Washington Post about the tension between justice and historical truth, as seen in the trial of Ivor Bell.
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The New York Times Spends “36 Hours in Dublin”
In this Sunday’s “Travel” section of the New York Times, the writers detail what to do with 36 hours in Ireland’s capital city. The author really looked for things to do in Dublin, although I wouldn’t make the same choices if you only have 36 hours to spend. Some of the Read more…
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Friday, 9/27, Radio Kingston
I’ll be on Radio Kingston’s “The Source with Hillary Harvey” at 1pm on Friday, 9/27. We’ll be discussing the latest Brexit developments, and the impact of Brexit on Ireland. You can listen live, or hear a recording: https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/source-hillary-harvey
Books
Book Review: “A Short History of Ireland” by John Gibney
On my recent trip to Dublin, I loaded up on Irish history books that one generally can’t find in the United States outside the realm of Amazon, which I’m trying to use less often. The pile of books significantly increased the poundage of our luggage, but I always find it Read more…
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Reflections on my recent trip to Éire
Returning to the United States from Ireland is always difficult, because I immediately miss the beautiful scenery, mellifluous speech, and friendly people of Dublin. This time, returning was particularly painful because the first news we heard about upon disembarking from our flight to Newark was that two mass shootings had Read more…
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Sectarianism
As July 12th approaches, Northern Ireland is going through its annual tradition of arguing about sectarianism. Sometimes, people have fought over the question, “Should the Orangemen be allowed to march through Catholic neighborhoods?” An important question to be sure, but this problem has been mostly resolved. Questions of sectarianism have Read more…
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What is going on in Northern Ireland?
Many of my students and colleagues have been asking me some version of the question, “What the heck is going on in Northern Ireland?” As the only Ireland expert that anyone knows, I find myself giving a mini lecture on Irish history on a semi-regular basis since the murder of Read more…