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This book examines how the news media in general, and investigative
journalism in particular, interprets environmental problems and how
those interpretations contribute to the shaping of a discourse of
risk that can compete against the omnipresent and hegemonic
discourse of modernisation in Chinese society.
The 2005 UK General Election promised to be a hard-fought contest.
Drawing upon contributions from a range of experts, this book
explains the basis upon which the election was fought. Combining
analysis of the party campaigns with a longer-term assessment of
the handling of key issues, the volume provides a definitive guide
to how the election was won and lost. Academic analyses of social,
political and territorial factors in how the UK voted are
complemented by outsider views and constituency profiles, in a
rigorous, lively and accessible manner.
This book examines how the news media in general, and investigative
journalism in particular, interprets environmental problems and how
those interpretations contribute to the shaping of a discourse of
risk that can compete against the omnipresent and hegemonic
discourse of modernisation in Chinese society.
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 The term 'peace process'
is now widely used to describe attempts to manage and resolve
conflict. As the nature of conflict has changed, so the range of
available tools for producing peace has grown. Alongside a plethora
of political actions, there is now a greater international
awareness of how peace can be brokered and policed. As a result,
peace processes now extend well beyond the actuality of ceasefires
and an absence of war to cover legacy issues of victims, truth and
reconciliation. This book expertly examines the practical
application of solutions to conflict. The first part analyses
various political means of conflict management, including
consociational power-sharing, partition, federalism and devolution.
The second explores the extent to which these political formulas
have been applied - or ignored - in a wide range of conflicts
including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Northern Ireland, Israel-Palestine,
Lebanon, the Basque Region and Sri Lanka. Comparative Peace
Processes combines optimism with a realist approach to conflict
management, acknowledging that the propensity of dominant states to
engage in political experimentation is conditioned by the state of
conflict. It will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in
general theories of political possibilities in peace processes and
the practical deployment of political ideas in conflict zones.
For almost three decades the troubles in Northern Ireland raged,
claiming over 3,600 lives, with civilians accounting for almost
half the fatalities. In this book, Jonathan Tonge examines the
reasons for that conflict; the motivations of the groups involved
and explores the prospects for a post-conflict Northern Ireland.
The book:
assesses the motivations and campaigns of the IRA, UVF and UDA and
other armed groups
discusses what each paramilitary group achieved through
violence
analyses the continuing controversies surrounding the Northern
Irelands dirty war
outlines the extent of collusion between British security forces
and loyalist paramilitaries
explores how governments and political parties shaped the peace
process
scrutinizes prospects for the political development of unionism and
nationalism within a devolved power sharing framework
examines whether the sectarian divide is strengthening or
weakening
concludes by assessing whether Northern Ireland can move
permanently from violence and instability to become a normal
peaceful polity, in which the war is merely a historic relic
Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Northern Ireland
combines incisive analysis, original research and a lucid style to
provide an important assessment of what has been described as an
800 year old problem.
For almost three decades the troubles in Northern Ireland raged,
claiming over 3,600 lives, with civilians accounting for almost
half the fatalities. In this book, Jonathan Tonge examines the
reasons for that conflict; the motivations of the groups involved
and explores the prospects for a post-conflict Northern Ireland.
The book:
assesses the motivations and campaigns of the IRA, UVF and UDA and
other armed groups
discusses what each paramilitary group achieved through
violence
analyses the continuing controversies surrounding the Northern
Irelands dirty war
outlines the extent of collusion between British security forces
and loyalist paramilitaries
explores how governments and political parties shaped the peace
process
scrutinizes prospects for the political development of unionism and
nationalism within a devolved power sharing framework
examines whether the sectarian divide is strengthening or
weakening
concludes by assessing whether Northern Ireland can move
permanently from violence and instability to become a normal
peaceful polity, in which the war is merely a historic relic
Written by an acknowledged expert in the field, Northern Ireland
combines incisive analysis, original research and a lucid style to
provide an important assessment of what has been described as an
800 year old problem.
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