Consociational Theory - 9780415429139

Consociational TheoryMcGarry and OLeary and the Northern Ireland conflict\nAuthor(s): Rupert Taylor\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415429139, 978-0415429139\nSynopsis\nConsociational power sharing is increasingly gaining ground, right around the world, as a means for resolving political conflict in divided societies. In this volume, edited by Rupert Taylor, nineteen internationally-respected scholars engage in a lively debate about the merits of the theory underlying this approach.\n\nThe volume focuses specifically on one of the leading cases under the global spotlight, the Northern Ireland conflict, and brings together the most prominent proponents and opponents of consociationalism. Northern Irelands transition from war to peace is seen by consociationalists as flowing from the historic Belfast Agreement of 1998, and specifically from the Agreements consociational framework. The Northern Ireland case is mark.