
Beyond Violence
Conflict Resolution Process in Northern Ireland
Mari Fitzduff(Author)
United Nations University (Publisher)
Published on 30. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
228 pages
978-92-808-1078-3 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Tokyo
Japan
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-92-808-1078-3 (9789280810783)
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Person
Mari Fitzduff is the director of UNU/INCORE, an international conflict research center and joint initiative of the University of Ulster and the United Nations University. She is also a professor of Conflict Studies at the University of Ulster. A former chief executive of the Northern Ireland Community Relations Council, she has undertaken conflict resolution work in the Basque Country, Sri Lanka, the Middle East, Indonesia, the Baltics, and the CIS States.