Comparative Peace Processes

Jon Tonge is Professor of Politics at Liverpool University and the co-editor of the Journal Parliamentary Affairs.

• Introduction The Concept of a Peace ProcessPrescriptions for Conflict Management or ResolutionPeace: Implementation; Maintenance; ReconciliationDeadlock: The Palestinian ‘Peace Process’Conflict and Confessionalism in LebanonConsociational Triumph: Northern Ireland’s Peace ProcessConfederalism and Consociation in Bosnia-HerzegovinaETA’s Slow Defeat: The basque ‘Peace Process’When a Peace Process Fails: Sri LankaConclusion  BibliographyIndex

Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015"This excellent book fills a real gap in the literature. In it, Tonge guides the reader expertly through the complex ideas and histories of peace processes whilst maintaining a critical, and formidable, oversight."Kristian Brown, University of Ulster "This is a rigorously researched, clear-sighted and thoughtfully argued analysis of comparative peace processes. Tonge does not shy away from the painful realities of the conflicts covered or the failures of political intervention, but he inspires us to believe that we are capable of learning from the mistakes of the past."Feargal Cochrane, University of Kent"Professor Tonge has put together a highly accessible and highly relevant work that asks urgent questions around achieving peace and making it stick. Drawing on a wide range of examples, he unpacks the political deal making that lies behind peace processes."Roger Mac Ginty, University of Manchester