This book provides a comprehensive and original interpretation of the Northern Ireland conflict. It situates the conflict firmly in its Irish, British and wider international contexts, showing how the sharp conflicts of interest are generated by deep-set structures and relations within Britain and Ireland. The authors argue that only a systematic and determined policy on the part of the British and Irish governments to dismantle the system of relations that produces conflict can fulfill the potential of the peace process and allow an agreed political settlement to emerge.
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"The bulk of their book is an exhaustive analysis of the causes of the present conflict, and it is full of insights; they draw as well on the intimidating body of literature the conflict has spawned." Washington Times
"The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland is essential reading for those seeking to understand both the specific problems of Northern Ireland and the general character of interethnic conflict. The footnotes and bibliography alone are an invaluable guide to contemporary approaches. The authors, from contrasting backgrounds, provide a lucid, up-to-date and well-informed analysis of the historical, political, economic and cultural dimensions of the problem. They discuss the European and American connection as well as the more immediate British and Irish context. Their suggestions for an 'emancipatory approach' may well indicate the most practicable strategy for a possible solution. All in all, this book is an invaluable and illuminating analysis of an extraordinarily intricate and intractable problem." Professor Hugh Kearney, University of Pittsburgh
"The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland is essential reading for those seeking to understand both the specific problems of Northern Ireland and the general character of interethnic conflict. The footnotes and bibliography alone are an invaluable guide to contemporary approaches. The authors, from contrasting backgrounds, provide a lucid, up-to-date and well-informed analysis of the historical, political, economic and cultural dimensions of the problem. They discuss the European and American connection as well as the more immediate British and Irish context. Their suggestions for an 'emancipatory approach' may well indicate the most practicable strategy for a possible solution. All in all, this book is an invaluable and illuminating analysis of an extraordinarily intricate and intractable problem." Professor Hugh Kearney, University of Pittsburgh
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Situating it firmly in its Irish, British and international context, this study provides a comprehensive interpretation of the Northern Ireland conflict. It shows how the sharp conflicts are generated and indicates the policy necessary to fulfill the potential of the peace process.
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Communal Conflict in Northern Ireland, Explained,
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Northern Ireland is well known for the enduring conflict there over its constitutional arrangements within the United Kingdom. To follow the line taken by the American press, however, it is a religious war in which Catholics and Protestants commit atrocities in their struggle for power. The Dynamics of Conflict, by renowned scholarly duo Ruane and Todd, is an excellent corrective to this common misconception. The book takes readers through the conflict step-by-step, explaining how the changing relationships between nationalists and unionists, Irish and British, natives and settlers Catholics and Protestants, have evolved over the centuries. Despite the evolution of those relationships, what is still more remarkable is the enduring constancy. Overlapping badges of identity have created two strong and self-conscious communities in a very small region where communal politics have subsumed most internal class, gender, and philosophic divisions. Ruane and Todd show how the 'Troubles' in Northern Ireland since the 1960s can be seen as the most recent manifestation of an enduring rivalry restructured from an all-Ireland basis into a Northern Ireland-only basis by the constitutional 'settlement' of the early 1920s which divided the island into the nationalist 26-County 'Free State' (now Republic of Ireland) and the unionist 6-County Northern Ireland. The text predates the Good Friday Agreement, but diputes over the implementation of that settlement are a testament to its quality of scholarship. This work must be seen along with the works of John McGarry and Brendan O'Leary, Paul Bew, and Arthur Miller as essential for a good understanding of the nature of the Northern Ireland conflict.
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A sound academic, historical and theoretical treatment of the Northern Ireland conflict, with insights that are highly relevant for scholars of the Palestine conflict as well. A real pleasure to read. I recommend it highly.
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The IRA ceasefire of 31 August 1994 and the loyalist ceasefire six weeks later brought to an end - for a time at least - twenty-five years of violent communal conflict in Northern Ireland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
communal polarisation, talks supplement, northern nationalism, communal division, constitutional preference, emancipatory approach, historic system, monitoring returns, constitutional nationalism, emancipatory process, territorial management, civil rights period, constitutional nationalists, traditional nationalism, demographic strength, communal power, devolved government, unionist politicians, cultural inequality, communal conflict, nationalist community, unionist government Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Catholics, Northern Irish, Great Britain, United States, Irish Times, Irish Political Studies, British Isles, John Hume, Republic of Ireland, Frameworks Documents, Gerry Adams, Irish Protestants, European Union, Old English, Manchester University Press, Institute of Irish Studies, Arthur Aughey, Downing Street Declaration, Henry Patterson, Field Day, Irish Catholics, Unionist Party, Brendan O'Leary New!
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The IRA ceasefire of 31 August 1994 and the loyalist ceasefire six weeks later brought to an end - for a time at least - twenty-five years of violent communal conflict in Northern Ireland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
communal polarisation, talks supplement, northern nationalism, communal division, constitutional preference, emancipatory approach, historic system, monitoring returns, constitutional nationalism, emancipatory process, territorial management, civil rights period, constitutional nationalists, traditional nationalism, demographic strength, communal power, devolved government, unionist politicians, cultural inequality, communal conflict, nationalist community, unionist government Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Northern Catholics, Northern Irish, Great Britain, United States, Irish Times, Irish Political Studies, British Isles, John Hume, Republic of Ireland, Frameworks Documents, Gerry Adams, Irish Protestants, European Union, Old English, Manchester University Press, Institute of Irish Studies, Arthur Aughey, Downing Street Declaration, Henry Patterson, Field Day, Irish Catholics, Unionist Party, Brendan O'Leary New!
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- Identity And Institutions: Conflict Reduction In Divided Societies (Suny Series in National Identities) by Neal G. Jesse in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Territorial Management of Ethnic Conflict (Routledge Series in Federal Studies) by John Coakley in Front Matter, and page 69
- The Politics of Northern Ireland: Beyond the Belfast Agreement by Arthur Aughey in Back Matter
- Sex Crime and the Media: Sex Offending and the Press in a Divided Society by Chris Greer in Back Matter
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