Beschreibung:
Eamonn O'Kane is Senior Lecturer in Politics at The University of Wolverhampton, UK. His main research interests are the Northern Ireland conflict and Anglo-Irish relations. He has published several articles on the Northern Ireland peace process and conflict resolution theory.
This new study reveals how British and Irish governments not only had different reasons for co-operating, but also had different prescriptions for ending the conflict in Northern Ireland.
1. Introduction 2. 1980-1983: New Planes and False Dawns 3. The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Institutionalising Co-Operation 4. The AIA in Operation 5. The Origins of the Peace Process: From Exclusion to Inclusion 6. Constructing a Peace Process: From Downing Street to Belfast 7. Northern Ireland Post Good Friday 8. Conclusion