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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Avila KilmurrayPublisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften Edition: New edition Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9783034322577ISBN 10: 3034322577 Pages: 342 Publication Date: 30 November 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsCONTENTS: Timeline: Northern Ireland, 1969–2015 – Politics Rules, OK! – Social Activism with a Twist of Politics – Community Relations and Community Development: The Cuckoo or the Nest? – Politics and Community Action: A Delicate Balance – When the Minister Comes Calling … – Handbags at the Ready: The Politics of ‘Safe Hands’ – Civil Servants Unleashed: BATs, RATs and MBW – Community Action: Relations in Practice? – Peace, Imperfect Peace … – The Rollercoaster of Change – Peacebuilding in Shades of Grey – Drawing the Lessons: Community Action in Troubled TimesReviews« As you read this book, you will discover how a peace process can be built from the bottom up. If you want to find out how Northern Ireland coped with its long-running nightmare of recurring violence, you will see here how community activists responded with courage, resilience and amazing leadership – unsung heroes and heroines who played a key role in conflict resolution and community development within, and across, the sectarian divide. » (Professor Monica McWilliams) As you read this book, you will discover how a peace process can be built from the bottom up. If you want to find out how Northern Ireland coped with its long-running nightmare of recurring violence, you will see here how community activists responded with courage, resilience and amazing leadership - unsung heroes and heroines who played a key role in conflict resolution and community development within, and across, the sectarian divide. (Professor Monica McWilliams) Author InformationAvila Kilmurray is Visiting Professor in the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster University and works as a consultant with the Social Change Initiative (Northern Ireland). She has worked extensively in the community and voluntary sectors and was Director of the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland for twenty years. She was also a founder member of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition and a member of its negotiating team during the 1996–1998 peace talks. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |