Tannam examines the cross-border relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, through analysis of politicians, civil servants and business communities and highlighting the impact of European Union membership and Anglo-Irish policy on this subject.List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction The Relationship Between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland: Theoretical Perspectives The Cross-Border Relationship 1922-72 The Cross-Border Relationship 1972-95 The European Union and the Cross-Border Relationship Business and Agricultural Responses to Cross-Border Co-operation Civil Services Cross-Border Co-operation Political Parties and Cross-Border Co-operation Continuity and Change in the Cross-Border Relationship Bibliography IndexEtain Tannam is Lecturer in Politics in the Department of Political Science and Sociology at the University of Galway, Ireland.