Devolution and the diffusion of power: The internal and transnational dimensions of the Belfast AgreementFootnote∗

The author wishes to acknowledge the helpful comments made by Cathal McCall, Gordon Gillespie, Allan Lenoard, Arthur Aughey, Sydney Elliott, Colin Irwin, and Carmel Roulston.

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