This article offers a new analysis of the Northern Ireland peace settlement through an
examination of the pivotal relationship between two key actors: the British state and the …

This article assesses how the concept of safe territory can expand our understanding of the
persistence of, and eventual disengagement from, violence by violent political organizations …

This article examines the development of cooperative relationships in back-channel
communication and their impact on intraparty negotiation. It draws on extensive newly …

The First Northern Ireland Peace Process covers the various attempts to end the'Troubles'
from 1972-76. These attempts included secret talks with the Provisional IRA and a parallel …

The British campaign in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s is often portrayed as consistent
in its repressive character and its failure to successfully relate military means to political …

What are the dominant framings by which public inquiries understand and analyze power
dynamics in the events they examine? We draw on unique data from the Saville Inquiry into …

Following the outbreak of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the British government
established an office dedicated to gathering the views of political groups there, below the …

The back-channel between the British government and the republican movement was
instrumental in advancing the peace process in the early 1990s. The mechanism was …

This article looks at the backchannel dialogue that took place between the Provisional IRA
and the British government from 1972 to 1975, a time when violence was at its peak. Interest …

Whenever the question 'should we negotiate with terrorists?'is asked, the answers it receives
are often based on moral and ethical instinct. Why would someone negotiate with people …