The first Northern Ireland peace process : power-sharing, Sunningdale and the IRA Ceasefires, 1972-76 /

Using archival sources, including the papers of one of the Provisional IRA's Army Council, The First Northern Ireland Peace Process examines the attempt from 1972-76 to end the 'Troubles.' It also answers why this process failed. With parallels to the later Good Friday Agreement, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hennessey, Thomas (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	Peace-building > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century. Northern Ireland > Politics and government > 1968-1998. Peace movements > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century. Conflict management > Political aspects > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century. Counterinsurgency > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century. Irish Republican Army > History > 20th century. Great Britain > Foreign relations > Ireland. Ireland > Foreign relations > Great Britain. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain. HISTORY / Europe / Ireland. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Nationalism. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace.

Table of Contents:

"Talking to Terrorists" : British Government Contacts with the IRA, 1972-74
Power-Sharing and the Council of Ireland : the Evolution of Irish and British Policy Strategies, 1972-73
3. Sunningdale
4. A New Ceasefire : British and Republican Dialogue, 1974-75
5. British-IRA Talks 1975-76.