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"The Good Friday Agreement was made possible by change - in the conditions of conflict in Northern Ireland and the aims and ideals of the parties to the conflict. It has set in motion further changes, in institutions, social structure and social relations. It will succeed in creating peace and stability only if the process of change is continued. This book analyses the changes in Northern Ireland which produced and have followed from the Good Friday Agreement." "This is an up to date account of the impact of the Agreement offering a theoretical understanding of the processes and forces at work in making and implementing the Agreement. The contributors draw on theories of globalisation, conflict resolution, employment equality, liberalism, postmodernism, and theories of the state and citizenship to analyse the changes and the continuities."--BOOK JACKET.