Beyond violence : conflict resolution process in Northern Ireland / Mari Fitzduff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzduff, Mari, Author.

Contributor:

INCORE.

Series:

UNU policy perspectives ; 7.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conflict management--Northern Ireland.

Conflict management.

Violence--Northern Ireland.

Violence.

Social conflict--Northern Ireland.

Social conflict.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo : United Nations University Press, 2002

Language Note:

English

Summary:

After almost thirty years of bloody conflict, the opposing parties in Northern Ireland signed the "Good Friday Agreement" in 1998, a document that specifies how to share power, thus bringing to an end the fighting that had claimed so many lives. What were the processes of conflict resolution that enabled Northern Ireland to move beyond violence and agree to such a settlement? Mari Fitzduff was involved in many of these processes and was a close observer of the others. Drawing on her extensive experience, she outlines the strategic developments, arrived at slowly and with difficulty over the years, that enabled agreement to be reached. These include programs that successfully addressed the inequalities between the Protestant and Catholic communities, resulting in a more positive approach to cultural and political diversity and a significant decrease in tensions. Beyond Violence contains valuable, practical insights for those who are struggling to manage and resolve ethnic, religious, political, or cultural conflicts.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. A DIVIDED ISLAND

2. EQUITY WORK

3. COMMUNITY DIALOGUE AND COOPERATION

4. THE NEXT GENERATION

5. CULTURAL TRADITIONS

6. POLICING THE CONFLICT

7. CHALLENGING THE ARMED STRUGGLE

8. POLITICAL INITIATIVES - TRACKS ONE AND TWO

9. TRAINING FOR CHANGE

10. PEACE BY PIECE?

11. LESSONS LEARNED.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-225) and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7035-1

0-585-43439-5

OCLC:

70727024