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 of violence, developed practical methods of resolving
inter-communal conflict and found ways for communities to explore
their troubled past. In analysing this, the authors challenge the
sterile demonisation of former prisoners and the processes that
maintain their exclusion from normal civic and social life. The
book is a constructive reminder of the need for full participation
of both former combatants and victims in post-conflict
transformation. It also lays out a new agenda for reconciliation
which suggests that conflict transformation can and should begin
'from the extremes'. The book will be of interest to students of
criminology, peace and conflict studies, law and politics,
geography and sociology as well as those with a particular interest
in the Northern Ireland conflict.
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