Beyond Good Friday

Paul S. Adams is associate professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, USA. He specializes in comparative politics and international relations, specifically the politics of Europe, Northern Ireland, the European Union, and of non-majoritarian forms of democracy including neo-corporatism and consociationalism.

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1 Flammable Materials: Governance Challenges Under the Good Friday SystemChapter 2 Undertones: Conceptualizing Consociational DemocracyChapter 3 The System is Here: Consociational Governance Under the Good Friday AgreementChapter 4 Outcast: Brexit’s Multifaceted Impacts on Governing Northern IrelandChapter 5 Alternative Ulsters: Future Governance Options for Northern IrelandChapter 6 Fly the Flags: Condominium and Co-SovereigntyConclusion: Good Vibrations - Constitutional Change and the FutureBibliographyAbout the AuthorIndex

A bold and thought-provoking work, Beyond Good Friday outlines new ways of thinking about the future of Northern Ireland. It ought to be read by policymakers and political scientists interested in moving beyond the tried-and-failed confines of ethnic governance. Wide-ranging, yet finely honed, Adams’s book brings research up to date and makes a compelling case for revising received wisdoms.