Northern Ireland and the Politics of Reconciliation [Paperback]

A comprehensive analysis of the issues surrounding the conflict in Norther Ireland by leading academic and political figures.Adding to extensive literature on Northern Ireland and Ireland, this comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview emphasizes the remote and proximate causes of the conflict, the role of the Roman Catholic Church, the rise of the ecumenical movement and post 1969 developments.Adding to extensive literature on Northern Ireland and Ireland, this comprehensive multi-disciplinary overview emphasizes the remote and proximate causes of the conflict, the role of the Roman Catholic Church, the rise of the ecumenical movement and post 1969 developments.This collection adds to the extensive literature on Northern Ireland and Ireland by bringing together most of the leading academic and political figures working in the field and offering a comprehensive, multidisciplinary overview of the historical process. The topics discussed include the remote and proximate causes of the conflict, recent developments within the two states on the island, the role of the Roman Catholic Church at the time of the foundation of the state of Northern Ireland, and the rise of the ecumenical movement. Particular attention is paid to the developments in Northern Ireland in the post-1969 period. The essays provide a context in which the problem may be better understood by the international scholarly community and by the interested general reader.Preface; Introduction Dermot Keogh and Michael Haltzel; Part I. The Irish Question: Historical Perspectives: 1. Anglo-Irish relations and Northern Ireland: historical perspectives Roy Foster; 2. A constitutional background to the Northern Ireland crisis Alan J. Ward; 3. Revising revisionism: comments and reflections Kerby A. Mille; 4. The Catholic church, minority rights, and the founding of the Northern Irish state Mary Harris; 5. The supreme law: public safety and state security in Northern Ireland Charles Townshend; Part II. The Politl³!