Northern Ireland and the Divided World The Northern Ireland Conflict and the Good Friday Agreement in Comparative Perspective

Name: Northern Ireland and the Divided World The Northern Ireland Conflict and the Good Friday Agreement in Comparative Perspective
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ISBN: 9780199244348

ISBN-10: 0199244340

ISBN-13: 9780199244348

Edition: 2001

Authors: John McGarry

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Written by a leading group of scholars in the field, this unique volume examines post-Agreement Northern Ireland. It shatters the myth that Northern Ireland is 'a place apart' - its conflict the result of peculiarly local circumstances. Northern Ireland is compared with other divided societies in four continents, including the Aland Islands, the Basque Country, Canada, Cyprus, Corsica, East Timor, Israel/Palestine, Lebanon, Puerto Rico, South Africa, South Tyrol and SriLanka. The collection shows that comparative analysis is essential for understanding the dynamics of Northern Ireland's conflict and ethnic conflict in general. It also shows the value of comparative analysis for conflict…

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List price: $61.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 374
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.29" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.166
Language: English



Introduction: The Comparable Northern Ireland




General and Theoretical Perspectives



Northern Ireland: Consociation or Social Transformation?




Comparative Political Science and the British-Irish Agreement




Northern Ireland's Agreement: Clear, Consociational and Risky




Northern Ireland, Civic Nationalism and the Good Friday Agreement




Unsung Heroes? The role of peace and conflict resolution organisations in the Northern Ireland conflict




Comparative Case-Studies



From Conflict to Agreement in Northern Ireland: Lessons from Europe




Northern Ireland and the Basque Country




How do Consociational Systems begin - Canada and Northern Ireland in Historical perspective




Northern Ireland and Island Status




Taking the Gun out of Politics: Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland and Lebanon'




Making Peace in South Africa and Northern Ireland




The Tenability of Partition as a Mode of Conflict-Regulation: Comparing Ireland with Palestine/Land of Israel