Contents
Key texts and agreements
Maps
Acronyms
Chronology
Profiles
Further reading
Acknowledgements
Additional Resources

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Striking a balance
The Northern Ireland peace process

Issue editor Clem McCartney

First published December 1999', updated August 2003

Foreword
Thomas Abraham

Introduction
Clem McCartney

The early stages of the Irish peace process
Martin Mansergh

The creation of a framework for negotiations

Unionist concerns
Nigel Dodds

A leap into unchartered waters
Seàn Mag Uidhir

Ceasefires and elections
Harry Barnes and Gary Kent

The negotiations in practice
Mark Durkan

The role of civil society
Clem McCartney

An assessment of the Belfast Agreement
Dermot Nesbitt

Key points of the Belfast Agreement

Problems of implementation
Monica McWilliams and Kate Fearon

Suspending judgement: the politics of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
Clem McCartney

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