Abstract North/South cooperation on the island of Ireland has grown significantly in the last twenty-six years. Still, it can be argued that the delivery of that growth has happened mainly outside the formal Strand Two structures of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement with the North South Ministerial Council and its implementation bodies presently not directly involved in some of the main flagship cross-border projects in the areas of health, infrastructure, higher and further education, research, arts and culture. Instead, the Shared Island Unit, established in September 2020 and based within the Department of the Taoiseach, has been driving the delivery of the majority of projects in these areas, in many cases without direct input from the Northern Ireland Executive. This paper reviews how informal governance has been used to enhance cooperation and solve issues due to the deliberately limiting nature of the formal Strand Two institutions.

Ryan Feeney

Administration

Administration is the peer-reviewed journal of the Institute of Public Administration of Ireland. It has been published quarterly since 1953. As the principal journal concerned with Irish public administration and its development, it seeks to combine original scholarship on public administration from a variety of disciplines with the insights and experiences of practitioners. In addition to research articles, which are double blind peer reviewed, the journal welcomes comments on articles, opinion pieces, letters, notices, reports and reviews.

Administration is the peer-reviewed journal of the Institute of Public Administration of Ireland, published quarterly since 1953. As the leading journal focused on Irish public administration and its development, it aims to combine original scholarship on public administration from various disciplines with insights and experiences from practitioners. In addition to double-blind peer-reviewed research articles, the journal welcomes comments on articles, opinion pieces, letters, notices, reports, and reviews.

《Administration》是爱尔兰公共行政研究所的同行评审期刊，自1953年起每季度出版。作为关注爱尔兰公共行政及其发展的主要期刊，它旨在结合来自多个学科的公共行政原创研究与实践者的见解和经验。除了经过双盲同行评审的研究文章外，期刊还欢迎对文章的评论、观点文章、信件、通知、报告和书评。

Informal is the new normal in North–South relations

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