| Summary/Abstract |
The Northern Irish peace process has brought about a radical shift from violent conflict to relatively peaceful power-sharing between polarised political parties. Paul Dixon argues that by the mid-1980s, the war had reached a stalemate, and the Conservative and Labour governments took a ‘pragmatic realist’ approach to seeking a resolution. This involved using ‘political skills’, or deception and manipulation, to achieve an ‘honourable’ compromise with the enemy.
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