Deep Roots, Poisoned Soil
A History of British Security Politics in Northern Ireland
Deep Roots, Poisoned Soil
A History of British Security Politics in Northern Ireland
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Description
Examining how British security politics evolved during the Northern Ireland 'Troubles' and situating this evolution within the long-term history of Anglo-Irish relations, Michael Livesey explores the emergence of the UK's first counter-terrorism laws and development of novel peacebuilding strategies leading to the Good Friday Agreement. Drawing on parliamentary debates from 1920 to 1972 and archival records from the Troubles era, Livesey reveals how these innovations were shaped by inherited patterns of political thought. Introducing a framework for understanding the historical origins of contemporary policies and processes, Livesey's account demonstrates how strategies for managing violence did not emerge in isolation but grew from a conceptual ecology inherited through past generations of discursive practice. This book offers a rich and historically informed perspective with far reaching insights into the origins of policies that continue to shape global counter-terrorism and peacebuilding today.
Table of Contents
Chapter II – Deep Roots: British Politics on Northern Ireland from Emergence to Emergency
Chapter III – Poisoned Soil, Part I: Britain's 1970s Counter-Terrorism Moment
Chapter IV – Poisoned Soil, Part II: Northern Ireland's Bricolage Peace Process
Chapter V – Conclusion: The Conceptual Ecology of British Security Politics
Product details
| Published | May 27 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 9781350638648 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Dimensions | 234 x 156 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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