The British state and the Northern Ireland crisis, 1969-73 : from violence to power-sharing /
Smith, William Beattie.
United States Institute of Peace.
Washington, D.C. : U.S. Institute of Peace Press,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. Managing political violence : explaining policy choices ; Coercion ; Reform ; Power sharing; Discussion ; Models of explanation ; Learning and adaptation ; summary -- 2. Preconditions for the conflict, 1968 ; A deeply divided society ; Historical background ; Political ideologies ; Popular political attitudes ; Political organizations ; Organized religion ; Geography and demography ; Socioeconomic classes ; Relative deprivation ; Discrimination ; Law enforcement ; The government of Ireland ; The government of the United Kingdom ; Countervailing conditions ; summary --3. Reform, 1969 ; The problem ; O'Neill's dilemma ; the strategy ; The options ; Uncertainties and paradigms ; Politics ; Structure and doctrine ; Summary -- 4. Coercion and internment, 1971 ; The problem ; The strategy ; The options ; Uncertainties and paradigms ; Politics;  Structure and doctrine ; Summary -- 5. Imposing direct rule, 1972 ; The problem ; The options ; Events ; The final weeks ; Uncertainties and paradigms ; Politics ; Structure and doctrine ; Summary -- 6. Negotiating power sharing, 1973 ; The problem: violence ; The problem: politics ; Policy development ; The alternatives ;Uncertainties and paradigms ; Politics ; Structure and doctrine ; Summary -- 7. Comparing the four case studies ; The rational model ; The cognitive process model ; The political model ; The organizational model ; Learning and adaptation ; Summary -- 8. Evaluation ; The evidence of the case studies ; Policy developments since 1974 ; Sunningdale and the later agreements ; Other's assessments ; Conclusion: achievements, false hopes, and misunderstandings -- 9. Lessons? ; The Ministry of Defence review ; Lessons: political development strategy ; Conclusions -- List of abbreviations -- Index.
Central-local government relations
Central-local government relations
Conflict management
Ethnic conflict