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Informationen zum Autor Stefan Wolff was educated at the University of Leipzig, Germany. He received an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a PhD from the London School of Economics. He is currently Chair in Political Science at the University of Nottingham. Klappentext Spanning more than thirty years, and costing over 3000 lives, the conflict in Northern Ireland has been one of the most protracted ethnic conflicts in Western Europe. After several failed attempts to resolve the fundamental differences over national belonging between the two communities in Northern Ireland, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 seemed to offer the long awaited chance of sustainable peace and reconciliation. By looking at the various dimensions and dynamics of post conflict peace-building in the political system, the economy, and society of this deeply divided society, the contributors to this volume offer a comprehensive analysis of Northern Irish politics and society in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement and conclude that this is probably the best chance for a stable and long-term peace that Northern Ireland has had but that the difficulties that still lie ahead must not be underestimated. Zusammenfassung This major book-length analysis of developments in Northern Ireland after the beginning of actual IRA decommissioning in October 2001 examines the impact of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement on politics, economy and society in Northern Ireland. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables Notes on Contributors Foreword Preface List of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Introduction: From Sunningdale to Belfast, 1973-98 Stefan Wolff Chapter 2. The Morning After: An Alliance Perspective on the Agreement Stephen Farry Chapter 3. The Good Friday Agreement: An SDLP Analysis of the Northern Ireland Conflict Gerard Murray Chapter 4. Sinn Féin: Beyond and within Containment Peter Shirlow Chapter 5. Ulster Unionism after the Peace James W. McAuley Chapter 6. Drumcree: Marching towards Peace in Northern Ireland? Dominic Bryan Chapter 7. Images of Peace: The News Media, Politics and the Good Friday Agreement Thomas Taafe Chapter 8. The Perception of Economic Aid in Northern Ireland and its Role in the Peace Process Cynthia Irvin and Sean Byrne Chapter 9. Women and a 'New' Northern Ireland Valerie Morgan Chapter 10. The Politics of Culture in Northern Ireland Camille O'Reilly Chapter 11. Sport and the Politics of Irish Nationalism: The Struggle for Ireland's Sporting Soul Alan Bairner Chapter 12. Conclusion: The Peace Process in Northern Ireland since 1998 Stefan Wolff Index ...
