Todd, JenniferJenniferTodd2010-11-242010-11-242009 Taylo2009-07Nationalism and Ethnic Politics1557-2986 (electronic)1353-7113 (paper)http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2594The origins of the Northern Ireland conflict fall into three temporally distinct phases, each of which creates a particular socio-structural context that defines a set of protagonists with conflicting interests, more or less defined aims, and a given temporality of conflict. Each is superimposed on the previous phases, further defining and intensifying conflict. The result is a multi-levelled conflict and a multiplicity of aims for protagonists. This provides a useful frame for explanation of the difficulties of negotiating and of implementing an agreed settlement and for assessment of the successes and failures of the 1998 agreement.175303 bytesapplication/pdfenConflict resolutionConflictNorthern IrelandHistorical patternsColonialismNationalismSocial conflict--Northern Ireland--HistoryConflict management--Northern Ireland--HistoryNorthern Ireland--HistoryJournal Article153 & 433635410.1080/13537110903346643https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/