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Introduction – Twenty-Five Years on And the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: Some Critical Reflections Cover

Introduction – Twenty-Five Years on And the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement: Some Critical Reflections

By: Seán Byrne and  Brett Mallon  
Open Access
|Jun 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tdjes-2023-0001 | Journal eISSN: 1854-5181 | Journal ISSN: 0354-0286
Language: English
Page range: 5 - 14
Published on: Jun 30, 2023
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