A People Under Siege: The Unionists of Northern Ireland, from Partition to Brexit and Beyond

The Brexit referendum of 2016 triggered one of the most profound

constitutional crises in modern British history. A wave of populist

nationalism gave way to political and economic instability, throwing

the future of the United Kingdom into sharp relief. The Scottish

National Party saw an opportunity to press for a second referendum

on Scottish independence with Irish republicans lobbying the British

Government for a border poll in a move to help secure their goal of

a United Ireland. For Unionists...