Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party from Maastricht to Brexit. An analysis of the factors which influence political parties positions on Europ

在英国脱欧公投结果之后，有必要分析为什么北方爱尔兰的政治党派在欧洲一体化方面的行为方式。在新芬党和民主统一党（DUP）这两个政党的情况下，欧洲一体化问题已经成为一个决定性和分裂性的问题。正如我将在下文中讨论的，这些政党目前在欧洲的不规则的立场相比，其当代执政党在国外，也一直在努力提供一个一致的立场，他们的选民。本文将提供一个深入的研究的因素，有助于双方与欧洲一体化的关系。这将通过一个分析来完成，该分析着眼于诸如政党竞争的作用、党员的作用和新闻界的作用等因素。它将有助于我们了解两党内部及其对北方爱尔兰人、爱尔兰人和英国公众话语的巨大影响。它还将有助于我们理解政党如何在关键问题上形成立场，特别是在欧洲一体化方面。

In the wake of the Brexit referendum result, there is a need to analyse why Northern Ireland'spolitical parties behave the way they do with regards to European integration. In the case oftwo parties, Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party (the DUP), the Europeanintegration question has become a defining and divisive issue. As I will discuss below, theseparties present irregular positions on Europe compared to their contemporary governingparties abroad and have also struggled to offer a consistent position to their electorate.This thesis will offer an in-depth examination of the factors which have contributed to bothparties relationship with European integration. This will be done through an analysis whichlooks at elements such as the role of party competition, the role of party membership, and therole of the press. It will contribute to our understanding of both of the parties internally andtheir enormous impact on Northern Irish, Irish, and British public discourse. It will alsocontribute to our understanding of how political parties come to form positions on key issues,in particular in relation to European integration.