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Agreement20

Forgotten ‘rights’ in the Good Friday Agreement? #Agreement20

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on April 10, 2018, 11:30 am | Readers 657

Gender based violence, impediments to women’s participation in peace-building, a study on whether abortion was a workplace issue, FGM in NI and the LGBT community’s journey to equality in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement were all discussed in a panel at Saturday’s #Agreement20 conference in Manchester.

Negotiation theory, conflict humour and understanding the resolution of Crumlin Road parades #Agreement20

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on April 10, 2018, 8:30 am | Readers 463

DEALING WITH PAST through understanding negotiation techniques, how comedy is used in conflict, and how the long-running Crumlin Road parading dispute was eventually resolved – three papers from a panel at Saturday’s #Agreement20 conference in Manchester.

Máire Braniff: “the spirit & promise of 1998 Agreement has been firmly cast aside” #Agreement20

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on April 9, 2018, 12:00 pm | Readers 822

Ulster University’s Dr Máire Braniff delivered Saturday’s keynote address at the #Agreement20 conference in Manchester, with her session titled “Progress in Paralysis: Change and Continuity in post-Agreement Northern Ireland”.

Consensus, Red Herrings and Umbrellas – Panel on Post-Agreement Politics at #Agreement20

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on April 9, 2018, 8:30 am | Readers 385

THREE PAPERS presented at the #Agreement20 conference addressed the topic of post-Agreement politics in NI, looking at political consensus, what can be learned from white elephants like the Girdwood Community Hub, and comparative studies between Hong Kong, post-war Germany and NI.

Thomas Hennessey: The Hand of History: Why was there an Agreement in 1998? #Agreement20

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on April 8, 2018, 7:59 pm | Readers 1301

At the #Agreement20 conference, Professor Thomas Hennessey explains why he thinks there was a political deal in 1998 and looks at the bottom lines of the different parties and governments involved in the negotiations leading up to the Belfast Agreement, and delves into the significance of the three-stranded approach.

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