Northern Ireland and the Divided World - Post-Agreement Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective

Zusatztext This is an edited text on Northern Ireland, which continues the refreshing trend in considering its conflict in a comparative context ... The contributors are distinguished academics in the field and this shows in the range and quality of the different arguments used ... an important text. Klappentext Written by a leading group of scholars! 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 societies in four continents that are also divided--including Canada! Israel/Palestine! South Africa! and Sri Lanka--showing that comparative analysis is essential for understanding the dynamics of Northern Ireland's conflict! ethnic conflict in general! and conflict management. In addition! the contributors offer a wealth of suggestions on how to consolidate or change the landmark Agreement that Northern Ireland's political parties reached in 1998. Zusammenfassung This volume examines post-Agreement Northern Ireland, shattering the myth that the conflict there is the result of local circumstances. The value of comparative analysis for conflict management is debated as the authors examine other divided societies, such as Israel/Palestine and South Africa. 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 resolution organisations 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...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John Mcgarry, John (Professor Mcgarry
• Mitarbeit: John Mcgarry (Herausgeber), John (Professor Mcgarry (Herausgeber), McGarry John (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 09.08.2001
• EAN: 9780199244348
• ISBN: 978-0-19-924434-8
• Seiten: 374
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Ethnic Studies, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Northern Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, British & Irish history, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General