-An original, personal, powerful book. Anyone interested in contemporary Northern Ireland will gain much from reading it.-
(Richard English, Professor of Politics and Director, Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen-s University Belfast)
-Goldie provides us with a theoretically informed and empirically rich analysis of the fragile dynamics of post-conflict in Northern Ireland. Looking -away from the clean streets and shining glass- she reveals the deep and dark complexity of transitional processes but clearly maps out the need to bring politics, violence, communities and policy into relation in building a more durable and inclusive peace.-
(Brendan Murtagh, Professor of Urban Planning, Queen-s University Belfast)
Rioting at Belfast interfaces in 2021 sparked fears of renewed conflict. A tour around these contested places some days later raised fundamental questions about the peace process. Why was viol
