Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Contributors; Introduction: The promise of consociational theory; Part I: Argument; 1 Power shared after the deaths of thousands; Part II: Commentaries; 2 Recognition, equality, difference: Achieving democracy in Northern Ireland; 3 Consociationalism and the wider peace process; 4 Peace by design?: Towards "complex power sharing"; 5 Implementing consociation in Northern Ireland; 6 Ethnic party competition and the dynamics of power sharing in Northern Ireland
Summary
Consociational power-sharing is increasingly gaining ground, as a means for resolving political conflict in divided societies. This book presents a debate about the merits of the theory by focusing on one of the leading cases under the global spotlight: the Northern Ireland conflict. It is suitable for those interested in conflict resolution
