Beyond the Wire: Former Prisoners and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland

by Kieran McEvoy and Peter Shirlow

This book provides the first detailed examination of the role played by former loyalist and republican prisoners in grass roots conflict transformation work in the Northern Ireland peace process. It challenges the assumed passivity of former prisoners and ex-combatants. Instead, it suggests that such individuals and the groups which they formed have been key agents of conflict transformation. They have provided leadership in challenging cultures...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745326315
• ISBN13: 9780745326313
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"