1st Edition

Peace and Ethnic Identity in Northern Ireland Consociational Power Sharing and Conflict Management

By Henry Jarrett Copyright 2018
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

Consociational power sharing is often perceived to be the method of conflict management that is most likely to succeed in deeply divided societies. The case of Northern Ireland in particular is heralded by many as a consociational success story. Since the signing of the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement in 1998, significant conflict transformation has taken place in the form of a considerable... Read more

Introduction  1. Ethno-symbolism  2. Politics in plural societies  3. Electoral politics in divided societies  4. PR-STV in Northern Ireland  5.Election campaigns in Northern Ireland  6. Consociationalism and conflict transformation  Conclusion  Post-script  Appendix

Biography

Henry Jarrett is Associate Lecturer in Politics at the University of Exeter. He was awarded his PhD from the same institution in 2016. His main research interests are conflict management and electoral politics in divided societies.