| Transforming the Peace Process in Northern Ireland: From Terrorism to Democratic Politics Contributor(s): Edwards, Aaron (Editor), Bloomer, Stephen (Editor), English, Richard (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0716529556 ISBN-13: 9780716529552 Publisher: Irish Academic Press OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2008 Annotation: This book focuses on the decade since the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998, as political and paramilitary actors attempt to adjust to the rigors of democratic participation. It delineates the key stumbling blocks in the current peace and political processes and examines in detail just how the conversion from terrorism to democratic politics is being managed in post-conflict Northern Ireland. It fills a gap in the literature by juxtaposing top-level political party and inter-governmental politics alongside middle-range civil society interventions and grass-roots community level politics. Moreover, it provides an empirically informed examination of the central political ideologies, parties, and identities at play, as well as the methodologies by which paramilitary groupings are attempting to deal with the legacies of the past conflict. The book draws its contributors from across the disciplinary boundaries of political science, history, anthropology, sociology, |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Peace - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 941.608 |
| LCCN: 2008411620 |
| Physical Information: 252 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on the decade since the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement in 1998, as political and paramilitary actors attempt to adjust to the rigors of democratic participation. It delineates the key stumbling blocks in the current peace and political processes and examines in detail just how the conversion from terrorism to democratic politics is being managed in post-conflict Northern Ireland. It fills a gap in the literature by juxtaposing 'top-level' political party and inter-governmental politics alongside 'middle-range' civil society interventions and 'grass-roots' community level politics. Moreover, it provides an empirically informed examination of the central political ideologies, parties, and identities at play, as well as the methodologies by which paramilitary groupings are attempting to deal with the legacies of the past conflict. The book draws its contributors from across the disciplinary boundaries of political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and political sociology and is situated within a broad analytical and theoretical framework. |