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

by Cathy Gormley-Heenan and Jan Zielonka

This book argues that much of the literature on political leadership has made little meaningful connection with the issues of peace, conflict and divided societies. In providing a critical interpretation of political leadership during the Northern Ireland peace process, Cathy Gormley-Heenan shows how the 'leadership lens' offers insights not offered by conventional analyses of peacemaking processes. Using interviews with political elites in Northern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230500374
• ISBN13: 9780230500372
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"