Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the comparable Northern Ireland / John McGarry -- Northern Ireland : consociation or social transformation? / Rupert Taylor -- Comparative political science and the British-Irish Agreement / Brendan O'Leary -- The Northern Ireland Agreement : clear, consociational, and risky / Donald L. Horowitz -- Northern Ireland, civic nationalism, and the Good Friday Agreement / John McGarry -- Unsung heroes? The role of peace and conflict resolution organizations in the Northern Ireland conflict / Feargal Cochrane -- From conflict to agreement in Northern Ireland : lessons from Europe / Antony Alcock -- Northern Ireland and the Basque Country / Michael Keating -- Making the transition from hegemonic regime to power-sharing : Northern Ireland and Canada in historical perspective / S.J.R. Noel -- Northern Ireland and island status / Adrian Guelke -- Taking the gun out of politics : conflict transformation in Northern Ireland and Lebanon / Kirsten E. Schulze -- Northern Ireland and South Africa : 'hope and history at a crossroads' / Padraig O'Malley -- The tenability of partition as a mode of conflict regulation : comparing Ireland with Palestine-Land of Israel / Sammy Smooha.