The Northern Ireland conflict: conditions for successful peacebuilding

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dc.contributor.authorKerr, Stephanie
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeOgrodnick,Margaret (Political Studies), Woolford, Andrew (Sociology), Neal, Aubrey (History)en
dc.contributor.supervisorByrne, Sean (Peace and Conflict Studies)en
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-08T17:41:14Z
dc.date.available2010-04-08T17:41:14Z
dc.date.issued2010-04-08T17:41:14Z
dc.degree.disciplinePeace and Conflict Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing Northern Ireland this study seeks to establish what conditions on the ground must be cultivated in order for this ripe moment to come to pass. This thesis argued that five conditions in particular were necessary, though not necessarily sufficient, for the success of the Belfast Agreement. These five conditions (1) the inclusivity of the negotiation process, (2) efforts to foster positive cross community contact, (3) the positive involvement of external ethno-guarantors(EEGs), (4) the involvement of formal international primary mediators, and (5) the use of targeted economic aid. What emerged was that when taken together, these conditions created the pillars upon which a more stable agreement was reached. What is also important is that none of these conditions are short term investments; they all involved a long term commitment to peacebuilding that began long before the official negotiations of the BA.en
dc.description.noteMay 2010en
dc.format.extent544757 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/3918
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectNorthern Irelanden
dc.subjectconflict resolutionen
dc.subjectethnic conflicten
dc.subjectpeacebuildingen
dc.titleThe Northern Ireland conflict: conditions for successful peacebuildingen
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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