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Northern Ireland and the divided world : post-agreement Northern Ireland in comparative perspective / edited by John McGarry.

Contributor(s): McGarry, John.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2001Description: xvi, 358 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0198296339 (hb : alk. paper); 9780198296331; 0199244340 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780199244348.Subject(s): Great Britain. Treaties, etc. Ireland, 1998 Apr. 10 | Irish unification question | Ethnic relations | Comparative government | Politics and Government | European history | Political structure & processes | Political science & theory | Ethnic studies | History | Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1994- | Northern Ireland -- Ethnic relationsDDC classification: 941.60824 McG
Contents:
Introduction : the comparable Northern Ireland / John McGarry -- Northern Ireland : consociation or social transformation? / Rupert Taylor -- Comparative political science and the British-Irish Agreement / Brendan O'Leary -- The Northern Ireland Agreement : clear, consociational, and risky / Donald L. Horowitz -- Northern Ireland, civic nationalism, and the Good Friday Agreement / John McGarry -- Unsung heroes? The role of peace and conflict resolution organizations in the Northern Ireland conflict / Feargal Cochrane -- From conflict to agreement in Northern Ireland : lessons from Europe / Antony Alcock -- Northern Ireland and the Basque Country / Michael Keating -- Making the transition from hegemonic regime to power-sharing : Northern Ireland and Canada in historical perspective / S.J.R. Noel -- Northern Ireland and island status / Adrian Guelke -- Taking the gun out of politics : conflict transformation in Northern Ireland and Lebanon / Kirsten E. Schulze -- Northern Ireland and South Africa : 'hope and history at a crossroads' / Padraig O'Malley -- The tenability of partition as a mode of conflict regulation : comparing Ireland with Palestine-Land of Israel / Sammy Smooha.
Summary: This volume examines post-Agreement Northern Ireland, shattering the myth that the conflict there is the result of local circumstances. It compares the conflict in Northern Ireland with other divided societies.
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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 Sri Lanka. 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 management. The contributors offer a wealth of suggestions on how to consolidate or change the landmark Agreement that Northern Ireland's political parties reached in April 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the comparable Northern Ireland / John McGarry -- Northern Ireland : consociation or social transformation? / Rupert Taylor -- Comparative political science and the British-Irish Agreement / Brendan O'Leary -- The Northern Ireland Agreement : clear, consociational, and risky / Donald L. Horowitz -- Northern Ireland, civic nationalism, and the Good Friday Agreement / John McGarry -- Unsung heroes? The role of peace and conflict resolution organizations in the Northern Ireland conflict / Feargal Cochrane -- From conflict to agreement in Northern Ireland : lessons from Europe / Antony Alcock -- Northern Ireland and the Basque Country / Michael Keating -- Making the transition from hegemonic regime to power-sharing : Northern Ireland and Canada in historical perspective / S.J.R. Noel -- Northern Ireland and island status / Adrian Guelke -- Taking the gun out of politics : conflict transformation in Northern Ireland and Lebanon / Kirsten E. Schulze -- Northern Ireland and South Africa : 'hope and history at a crossroads' / Padraig O'Malley -- The tenability of partition as a mode of conflict regulation : comparing Ireland with Palestine-Land of Israel / Sammy Smooha.

This volume examines post-Agreement Northern Ireland, shattering the myth that the conflict there is the result of local circumstances. It compares the conflict in Northern Ireland with other divided societies.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction: The Comparable Northern Ireland
  • Part One General and Theoretical Perspectives
  • 2 Northern Ireland: Consociation or Social Transformation?
  • 3 Comparative Political Science and the British-Irish Agreement
  • 4 Northern Ireland's Agreement: Clear, Consociational and Risky
  • 5 Northern Ireland, Civic Nationalism and the Good Friday Agreement
  • 6 Unsung Heroes? The role of peace and conflict resolutionorganisations in the Northern Ireland conflict
  • Part Two Comparative Case-Studies
  • 7 From Conflict to Agreement in Northern Ireland: Lessons from Europe
  • 8 Northern Ireland and the Basque Country
  • 9 How do Consociational Systems begin - Canada and Northern Ireland in Historical perspective
  • 10 Northern Ireland and Island Status
  • 11 Taking the Gun out of Politics: Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland and Lebanon'
  • 12 Making Peace in South Africa and Northern Ireland
  • 13 The Tenability of Partition as a Mode of Conflict-Regulation:Comparing Ireland with Palestine/Land of Israel

Author notes provided by Syndetics

JohnMcGarryProfessor, Political ScienceUniversity of Waterloo, Canada.