Peace Processes in Northern Ireland and Turkey : Rethinking Conflict Resolution

Kadioglu, I. Aytac

ISBN 10: 1474479332 / ISBN 13: 9781474479332

Published by Edinburgh University Press, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peace Processes in Northern Ireland and Turkey : Rethinking Conflict Resolution
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1474479332
• ISBN 13: 9781474479332
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book challenges the notion of ‘conflict resolution’ in the Northern Irish and Turkish–Kurdish peace processes, both far-reaching ethno-nationalist conflicts in the post-Cold War era. Incorporating fieldwork carried out until 2015, İ. Aytaç Kadıoğlu compares these conflicts during major peace attempts, from early secret talks and semi-official peace initiatives, to multilateral and internationalised conflict-resolution processes through not only main armed protagonists, but also independent third parties.
As Brexit re-ignites discussion around the border of Northern Ireland, and as the repercussions of the Syrian civil war on the dynamics of the Kurdish conflict continue to unfold, these two cases are particularly important to the study of conflict resolution. In critically assessing existing literature, this book presents an innovative framework for conflict-resolution processes, suggesting that ethno-nationalist conflicts are too complex to be resolved solely through official negotiations.

About the Author

İ. Aytaç Kadioglu is Head of the School of Public Administration and Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at Adıyaman University. He completed his PhD in International Relations at the University of Nottingham (2013–17) and has published articles in the Journal of Politics and Development, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism and Journal of Conflict, Security & Development, amongst others.