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Peace and Conflict Studies

John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications

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A Pre-Negotiation Guide To The Conflict In Northern Ireland, Padraig O'Malley Jun 1996

A Pre-Negotiation Guide To The Conflict In Northern Ireland, Padraig O'Malley

John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications

On September 1, 1994, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) declared a ceasefire.

The declaration was potentially one of the most significant developments in Irish history since Ireland was partitioned in 1920. It represented, or at the time it seemed to represent, an acknowledgement by the IRA and its political wing, Sinn Fein, that Ireland cannot be united by physical force, that the armed struggle of the last twenty five years to drive the British out of Northern Ireland has not worked, that the strategy of "the Long War," based on the premise that if the IRA persisted in its campaign …


Ramaphosa And Meyer In Belfast – The South African Experience: How The New South Africa Was Negotiated, Padraig O'Malley Jun 1996

Ramaphosa And Meyer In Belfast – The South African Experience: How The New South Africa Was Negotiated, Padraig O'Malley

John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications

The public lecture given by Cyril Ramaphosa and RoelfMeyer at the Europa Hotel in Belfast on 28 June 1996 was held under the auspices of The Irish Association. The sponsors are grateful to the Association for their unstinting support and the organization it provided to ensure the success of the event. The sponsors would especially like to acknowledge the contributions of Professor Bernard Cullen, President of the Association and Ms. Barbara FitzGerald.

As one ofthe co-sponsors ofthe event, the John W. McCormack Institute ofPublic Affairs at the University ofMassachusetts Boston would also like to single out the contribution of the …