Developing Dialogue in Northern Ireland: The Mayhew Talks 1992

by D. Bloomfield

Overview

This is the first published study of the political negotiations in Ireland in 1992. Based on interviews with many of the participants and on unprecedented access to the confidential talks documents, it documents in lively and readable fashion the important events in this early but crucial stage of the Irish peace process, highlighting the significance of these early talks as a vital precursor to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. It will appeal to analysts, academics, politicians, students, and more broadly to all those interest in Irish political affairs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349424375
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Edition description:	1st ed. 2001
Pages:	177
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

DAVID BLOOMFIELD is a Lecturer at the Department of Peace Studies, Bradford University. He is the author of Political Dialogue in Northern Ireland: The Brooke Initiative 1989-92 and Peacemaking Strategies in Northern Ireland: Developing Complementarity in Conflict Management. During the 1980s he was a trainer and practitioner of conflict resolution in his native Northern Ireland.

Table of Contents

Preface Dramatis Personae Introduction The Best Job in British Politics Musical Chairs An Air of Optimism Strand One-and-a-Half Tension on Demand Happiness Abounds Yes! We're Going to Crack This! The Riddle of the Strands Just a Step Along the Way Skpiling Obstacles Appendix 1: Possible Outline Framework Appendix 2: The Ninian Stephen Document Bibliography Index

Editorial Reviews

Bloomfield (peace studies, Bradford U., UK) reconstructs negotiations over Northern Ireland that took place in 1992 under John Major's government. Based on documents and interviews with participants, it details the halting steps all parties to the conflict took to construct the framework for a peace process. Although the talks ultimately stalled, they are seen to have opened channels of communication enough to allow later progress towards the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Of likely interest to scholars, politicians, and analysts, as well as students and the general reader with an interest in the process. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

'...this book gives a definitive account of the talks' progress, and will no doubt become an important source for future historians of the peace process.' - Christopher Reeves, University of Wales, Aberystwyth

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