Facets of the conflict in Northern Ireland
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Facets of the conflict in Northern Ireland
St. Martin's Press , Macmillan Press, 1995
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- : UK
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: US ISBN 9780312122805
Description
On 1 September 1994 the Provisional Irish Republican Army declared a 'complete cessation of military operations'. After 25 years of violence, the sounds of guns and bombs may be about to disappear from the streets of Northern Ireland. The overall impact of this change, in economic and social terms, is not easy to predict, but the effect of a ceasefire on the conflict - in its widest sense - requires careful analysis. To begin with, it is a defining characteristic of all internal conflicts that they are never completely solved. The ceasefire suggests that one facet has been, for the moment, resolved and it is probable that this will be followed by the emergence of new democratic structures and institutional forms. The purpose of this book is to illustrate that the end of violence and the accompanying political accommodations are only the first steps in a long-term process of social reconstruction. Although the quantity of the material published about the conflict is very large, there is no current up-to-date book which provides a background to the range of social, legal, political, religious, economic and cultural issues which influence, or are influenced by, the conflict. The authors are all practising social-science researchers currently - or recently - working within Northern Ireland, and much of the material presented arises from the wide range of research carried out at the Centre for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster, during the past 17 years.
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: UK ISBN 9780333607176
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'...an important volume for anyone anxious to understand the fundamentals of politics in Northern Ireland today.' - Margaret O'Callaghan, Irish Times Facets of the Conflict in Northern Ireland is written by practising social science researchers, all currently - or recently - working within Northern Ireland. It provides an up-to-date background to the conflict and much of the material used arises from the wide range of funded researches carried out at the Centre for the Study of Conflict, University of Ulster, during the past sixteen years. Each chapter focuses on a different facet of the problem, and these include social, legal, political, religious, economic and cultural matters.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements - Contributors - List of Abbreviations - CONTEXT - The Conflict as a Set of Problems
- S.Dunn - The Historical Background
- J.Darby - GOVERNMENT AND LAW - The Approach of Government: Community Relations and Equity
- A.M.Gallagher - Local Government and Community Relations
- C.Knox & J.Hughes - Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Emergency Legislation
- B.Dickson - SUBGROUPS - The Role of Women in the Conflict
- V.Morgan & G.Fraser - Children and Conflict
- E.Cairns & T.Cairns - Paramilitaries, Republicans and Loyalists
- A.Guelke - Majority-Minority Differentials: Housing, Health, Unemployment
- M.Melaugh - INSTITUTIONS - Conflict and Religion: the Role of the Churches
- D.Morrow - Approaches through Education
- A.Smith - Policing a Divided Society
- A.Hamilton & L.Moore - Sport as a Medium of Cross-Group Contact
- J.Sugden - Cultural Traditions
- D.Murray - Institutions for Conciliation and Mediation
- D.Wilson & J.Tyrrell - SOURCES OF INFORMATION - Books, Research, Data
- S.Dunn, C.O.Maolain & S.McClean - Index
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