As a former colony with a strong sense of independence, Ireland’s willingness to pool its hard-won sovereignty in the European Union has most often been explained as a necessary trade-off between formal sovereignty and effective sovereignty. When Ireland joined the European Communities (EC) it had all the formal attributes of a sovereign, independent state but it was in fact an … [Read more...] about Ireland: small EU state model?
Ben Tonra
About Ben Tonra
Professor of International Relations and Director of the UCD Institute for British Irish Studies, University College Dublin