Subject: Political Science Book Title: Northern Ireland and the Divided World
Northern Ireland and the Divided World
Post-Agreement Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective
McGarry, John
(Editor), Professor, Political Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
Print publication date: 2001
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924434-8
doi:10.1093/0199244340.001.0001
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-924434-8
doi:10.1093/0199244340.001.0001
Abstract:
Written by a leading group of scholars in the field, this unique volume examines post-Agreement Northern Ireland from a comparative perspective. It shatters the myth that Northern Ireland is ‘a place apart’ – its conflict the result of peculiarly local circumstances. The book is divided into two sections. The first includes theoretical chapters that centre on the concepts of consociationalism, social transformation, and integrationism. The second involves the case-study approach, with Northern Ireland being 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.
Keywords: Agreement, comparative analysis, conflict management, consociationalism, divided societies, ethnic conflict, integrationism, Northern Ireland, social transformation
Keywords: Agreement, comparative analysis, conflict management, consociationalism, divided societies, ethnic conflict, integrationism, Northern Ireland, social transformation
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: The Comparable Northern Ireland
2. Northern Ireland: Consociation or Social Transformation?*
3. Comparative Political Science and the British–Irish Agreement
4. The Northern Ireland 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 Organizations in the Northern Ireland Conflict
7. From Conflict to Agreement in Northern Ireland: Lessons from Europe
8. Northern Ireland and the Basque Country
9. Making the Transition from Hegemonic Regime to Power-Sharing: Northern Ireland and Canada in Historical Perspective
10. Northern Ireland and Island Status
11. Taking the Gun out of Politics: Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland and Lebanon
12. Northern Ireland and South Africa: ‘Hope and History at a Crossroads’
13. The Tenability of Partition as a Mode of Conflict Regulation: Comparing Ireland With Palestine–Land of Israel
Index
doi:10.1093/0199244340.001.0001
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