Building Peace in Northern Ireland

Dr Maria Power teaches at the Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool.

• AcknowledgementsContributors1. Introduction: Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland - Maria Power2. Understanding the role of non-aligned civil society in peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: towards a fresh approach - Nicholas Acheson, Carl Milofsky and Maurice Stringer3. The role of civil society in promoting peace in Northern Ireland - Timothy J. White4. The contribution of integrated schools to peacebuilding in Northern Ireland - Claire McGlynn5. Providing a prophetic voice for peace? Church leaders and peacebuilding - Maria Power6. ‘Peace Women’, gender and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: from reconciliation and political inclusion to human rights and human security - Marie Hammond-Callaghan7. Encumbered by data: understanding politically motivated former prisoners and the transition to peace in Northern Ireland - Kieran McEvoy and Pete Shirlow8. Loyalism and peacebuilding in the 2000s - Joana Etchart9. Civil Society, the State and conflict Transformation in the Nationalist Community - Kevin Bean10. Examining the peacebuilding policy framework of the Irish and British governments - Sandra Buchanan11. Building peace and crossing borders: the north/south dimension of reconciliation - Katy Hayward, Cathal McCall and Ivo Damkat12. Peace dividends: the role of aid in peacebuilding - Elham AtashiIndex

The book constitutes a valuable contribution to scholarly debate on the role of civil society in conflict resolution, and a timely reminder that the hard work of building peace in Northern Ireland has only just begun. . . . Hopefully, the insights of the authors will inform policies to support and enhance the grassroots peacebuilding work that, while often taken for granted, has not been insignificant.Gladys Ganiel, Irish Literary Supplement