Breaching Derry's Walls: The Quest for a Lasting Peace in Northern Ireland

by Jon Van Til

Overview

Breaching Derry's Walls is the first book to examine the island-based society of Ireland from the point of view of its Northwest quadrant.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761839088
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/24/2007
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.45(d)

About the Author

Jon Van Til is Professor of Urban Studies at Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey. He has served as Fulbright Distinguished Scholar (2004) and Fulbright Senior Specialist (2006) at the University of Ulster, and is the author of ten books, including Mapping the Third Sector (1988) and Growing Civil Society (2000). Van Til served as Editor-in-Chief of the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly from 1977 to 1989, was twice elected president of the Association for Research in Nonprofit Organization and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA), and received that association's Career Award for Distinguished Research and Service in 1994.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface Part 2 One: Ireland's North West Chapter 3 Derry and the World Chapter 4 The Northern Ireland Problem Chapter 5 Toward A Civil Society Part 6 Two: The Troubles and Beyond Chapter 7 The Capital of Conflict: Derry/Londonderry and Its Troubles Chapter 8 The Power of Derry's Civil Society Chapter 9 Reaching the Next Generation Part 10 Three: The Protestant dilemma Chapter 11 Unionists in Transition Chapter 12 The Policy Dilemma: can Protestant Communities Be Strengthened Chapter 13 High and Dry on the Waterside: Strategic Resegregation and the Search for Social Comfort Part 14 Four: Pathways to an Uncertain Future Chapter 15 Public Choices in the North West: Moving Beyond Stalemate Chapter 16 Planning for Derry's Future: Sight Lines, Economic Development, and the Role of the Center Chapter 17 Growing Civil Society in Derry and the North West Part 18 Bibliography Part 19 Index