Northern Ireland and the divided world [[electronic resource] ] : the Northern Ireland conflict and the Good Friday Agreement in comparative perspective / / edited by John McGarry

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777752403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2001
• ISBN: 0-19-159986-7; 1-281-98969-X; 9786611989699; 0-19-152263-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (375 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): McGarryJohn
• Disciplina: 941.60824
• Soggetti: Irish unification question; Northern Ireland Politics and government 1994-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. Introduction: The Comparable Northern Ireland""; ""Part I. General and Theoretical Perspectives""; ""2. Northern Ireland: Consociation or Social Transformation?""; ""3. Comparative Political Science and the Britishâ€?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""""Part II. Comparative Case-Studies""; ""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: â€?Hope and History at a Crossroadsâ€?""""13. The Tenability of Partition as a Mode of Conflict ; Regulation: Comparing Ireland with Palestine-Land of Israel""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume dispells the myth of Northern Ireland as 'a place apart', offering a wealth of comparative analysis from other broken communities around the world, and arguing that the insights thus gained can help consolidate the peace process.