Political Leadership and the Northern Ireland Peace Process Role, Capacity and Effect

by Gormley-Heenan, Cathy; Zielonka, Jan

• ISBN13: 9780230500372
• ISBN10: 0230500374
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This book provides a critical interpretation of political leadership during the Northern Ireland peace process, showing how the " leadership lens" offers insights not offered by conventional analyses of peacemaking processes.

Author Biography

CATHY GORMLEY-HEENAN is a Lecturer in the School of Policy Studies, University of Ulster, UK. She is a member of the University's Social and Policy Research Institute, an associate researcher with the Transitional Justice Institute and an associate staff member of INCORE (International Conflict Research) where she held the 2004-3005 Tip O'Neill Fellowship.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. viii
List of Abbreviations	p. x
Introduction	p. 1
Conceptualizing Political Leadership in Peace Processes	p. 22
Explaining Political Leadership in Northern Ireland	p. 44
The Role of Political Leadership	p. 67
The Capacity of Political Leadership	p. 88
The Effect of Political Leaders on Other Political Leaders	p. 104
The Limitations of Role, Capacity and Effect	p. 124
Conclusion: Towards a New Understanding of Political Leadership	p. 147
Notes	p. 157
Bibliography	p. 182
Index	p. 192
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