Global Change, Civil Society and the Northern Ireland Peace Process

1. Introduction: Political Change in a Divided Society — The Implementation of the Belfast Agreement
Christopher Farrington

Part I. Global Change and the International Dimension

2. ‘We’re Not Quite as Interesting as We Used to Be’: Interpreting the International Dimension
Christopher Farrington

3. The US War on Terrorism and its Impact on the Politics of Accommodation in Northern Ireland
David E. Schmitt

4. The Lure of the Miracle? The South African Connection and the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Adrian Guelke

5. From the European Union in Northern Ireland to Northern Ireland in the European Union
Elizabeth Meehan

Part II. Civil Society

6. Models of Civil Society and Their Implications for the Northern Ireland Peace Process
Christopher Farrington

7. Women, Civil Society and Peace-Building in Northern Ireland: Paths to Peace through Women’s Empowerment
Michael Potter

8. A Framework for Understanding Religion in Northern Irish Civil Society
Gladys Ganiel

Part III. Consociationalism and Civil Society

9. The Belfast Agreement and the Limits of Consociationalism
Rupert Taylor

10. From Violence to Intolerance: Ethno-Nationalism and the Crowding Out of Civic Life
Robin Wilson

11. Power-Sharing and Civic Leadership in Lebanon and Northern Ireland
David Russell

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, British Politics, Terrorism and Political Violence, European Union Politics, International Relations, Peace Studies