Cillian McGrattan is Lecturer in Politics at the University of the West of Scotland and Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute for British-Irish Studies, University College, DublinElizabeth Meehan is Professor Emerita in the Law School at Queen’s University, Belfast and Visiting Professor in the School of Politics and International Relations, University College, Dublin

• Part 1 Introduction and context1 Introduction: The politics of everyday lifeCillian McGrattan and Elizabeth Meehan2 The rocky road from enmityDuncan MorrowPart 2 Space, place and human relations in Northern Ireland3 Routine divisions: segregation and daily life in Northern IrelandNeil Jarman and John Bell4 Promoting good relations: the role of schools in Northern IrelandJoanne Hughes and Caitlin Donnelly5 Everyday evangelicals: life in a religious subculture after the AgreementGladys Ganiel and Claire Mitchell6 ‘Sometimes it would be nice to be a man’: negotiating gender identities after the Good Friday Agreement. Theresa O’Keefe7 Women’s political participationBronagh HindsPart 3 Cross-border dimensions of everyday economic and social life8 The impact of devolution on everyday life, 1999-2010: the case of cross-border commerceAidan Gough and Eoin Magennis9 A common floor of rights protection? The Belfast Agreement, ‘equivalence of rights’ and the North-South dimensionColm O’Cinneide10 Realising the potential for cross border service provision: lessons from the health sectorBrian Ó Caoindealbhain and Patricia ClarkePart 4 Conclusion; a comparative perspective on inclusion in everyday political life11 A ‘new politics’ of participation?Elizabeth Meehan and Fiona Mackay

"This comprehensive set of essays brings a new and much-needed angle to the social and political literature on Northern Ireland."(Jennifer Thomas, Political Studies Review, May 2014