This collection of essays in Lessons from the Northern Ireland Peace Process fills a void by articulating the lessons learned and how—or whether—the peace processes can be applied to other regional conflicts.
Synopsis
From the early 1970s through the mid-1990s, Northern Ireland was the
site of bitter conflict between those struggling for reunification with
the rest of Ireland and those wanting the region to remain a part of the
United Kingdom. After years of strenuous negotiations, nationalists and
unionists came together in 1998 to sign the Good Friday Agreement.
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been deemed largely successful. Yet
remarkably little has been done to assess in a comprehensive fashion
what can be learned from it.
Lessons from the Northern Ireland Peace Process
incorporates recent research that emphasizes the need for civil society
and a grassroots approach to peacebuilding while taking into account a
variety of perspectives, including neoconservatism and revolutionary
analysis. The contributions, which include the reflections of those
involved in the negotiation and implementation of the Good Friday
Agreement, also provide policy prescriptions for modern conflicts.
About the Author
Timothy J. White is professor of political science at Xavier University. His articles on the peace process in Northern Ireland have appeared in Dynamics of Asymmetric Conflict, British Politics Review, and Peace Review. He was a visiting fellow at the Moore Institute at the National University of Ireland Galway.
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