Stalemated peace processes are indicative of serious problems for international order,
relating to its legitimacy and viability. They may indicate potential opportunities or herald …

The European summit is where the national representatives of European Union (EU)
member states have their say on policy issues. It has also been posited, however, that its …

This chapter focuses on the role of unofficial, unusual,“outside-the-system” actors in
peacemaking and peacebuilding, exploring various questions and aspects regarding this …

Gerry Adams was the foremost Irish Republican leader in The Troubles (1968–1998). This
paper analyses the extent to which he was a transformational leader, shifting Republicanism …

This thesis examines the first ten years of the campaign of political violence that was waged
by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) during the Northern Ireland Troubles (c …

This article uses the case of the 1981 Irish republican prison protest to show that indefinite
hunger strikes can force Euromodern states to the negotiating table by undercutting their …

ABSTRACT The case of Northern Ireland and ex-IRA informers demonstrates the difficulty of
dealing with the informer legacy post-conflict. We explain why Sinn Féin and the UK state …

The article analyses the temporal entanglements of personal and historical time through
hunger-striking protests in Ireland and their commemoration in medieval imagery, reflecting …

Sarcastic remarks and hilarious gestures were evident throughout the Northern Ireland
peace process. However, was there anything behind this? Why were these humourous …

This chapter begins by discussing the meaning of peacebuilding and the limitations of
liberal peacebuilding, that is, building peace through focussing on creating a liberal state …