Case study: The Northern Ireland experience: Possibilities for cross‐fertilization learning

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Alternatives to the High Cost of LitigationVolume 19, Issue 6 p. 153-162 Digest Case study: The Northern Ireland experience: Possibilities for cross-fertilization learning Seamus Dunn, Seamus Dunn Seamus Dunn is Professor of Conflict Studies and former Director of the Center for the Study of Conflict, at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland. He is joint editor of a series of books on ethnic and intercommunity conflict, published by Hampshire, England's Palgrave Publishers Ltd., a division of the Macmillan Group, and which includes six titles to date. He and his colleagues have been involved for more than 20 years in research on the conflict in Northern Ireland, and in particular on the Good Friday Agreement. Recent work has included a sequence of focus-group studies relating to the agreement itself, the referendum that followed, and the election of a new assembly; a study of “Attitudes to the Criminal Justice System” arising from the agreement; a series of studies of parades and marches; and a study on “Establishing the Demand for Services and Activities in the Irish Language in Northern Ireland.” He adds special thanks to Prof. Jacqueline Nolan-Haley of the Fordham University School of Law in New York and CPR Vice President Kathleen M. Scanlon, who is CPR's Director of Public Policy Projects, for their contributions to this article.Search for more papers by this author Seamus Dunn, Seamus Dunn Seamus Dunn is Professor of Conflict Studies and former Director of the Center for the Study of Conflict, at the University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland. He is joint editor of a series of books on ethnic and intercommunity conflict, published by Hampshire, England's Palgrave Publishers Ltd., a division of the Macmillan Group, and which includes six titles to date. He and his colleagues have been involved for more than 20 years in research on the conflict in Northern Ireland, and in particular on the Good Friday Agreement. Recent work has included a sequence of focus-group studies relating to the agreement itself, the referendum that followed, and the election of a new assembly; a study of “Attitudes to the Criminal Justice System” arising from the agreement; a series of studies of parades and marches; and a study on “Establishing the Demand for Services and Activities in the Irish Language in Northern Ireland.” He adds special thanks to Prof. Jacqueline Nolan-Haley of the Fordham University School of Law in New York and CPR Vice President Kathleen M. Scanlon, who is CPR's Director of Public Policy Projects, for their contributions to this article.Search for more papers by this author First published: 10 July 2009 https://doi.org/10.1002/alt.3810190605 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume19, Issue6June 2001Pages 153-162 RelatedInformation