Peace Settlements and Political Transformation in Divided Societies

Peace Settlements and Political Transformation in Divided Societies examines what happened to Northern Ireland and South Africa after their miraculous political settlements in the 1990s, in which comparison between the two cases played a small but significant role.

Adrian Guelke is Professor Emeritus in Comparative Politics at Queen's University Belfast, UK. He is attached to the Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics. He edited Nationalism and Ethnic Politics from 2010 to 2018.

1. A Brief History of the Comparison 2. Overcoming Intractable Conflicts Part I: Northern Ireland 3. Implementation 4. Consolidation 5. External Challenges Part II: South Africa 6. Reconciliation 7. Party Battles 8. Internal Challenges Part III: Comparison 9. Framing the Cases 10. Conclusion Postscript: Desmond Tutu and the Northern Ireland Peace Process