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In Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina, a new form of politics is emerging thirty years after conflict. Despite ongoing polarization, civic political parties – those that reject ethnonationalism and organize around alternative identities and issues – have formed, endured, and claimed political space. Notably, these parties have emerged within the context of consociational power-sharing, a political system explicitly designed to accommodate ethnonational groups.

The rise of civic politics challenges the dominant narrative of deeply divided societies. Cera Murtagh explores how countries transition from armed conflict to issue-based democracies, highlighting both the institutional barriers that civic parties face and the opportunities they can seize. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, including more than one hundred semi-structured elite interviews at critical political moments, Civic Parties in Divided Societies is the culmination of over a decade's research on Northern Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and beyond.

How do societies move on from conflict, not just to the cessation of violence, but towards a fuller civic democracy? And how do they do so when institutions have been put in place to manage the conflict by recognizing ethnonational identity? Civic Parties in Divided Societies looks at how global political trends might shape the future of civic politics in societies rife with cleavages.

In Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina, a new form of politics is emerging thirty years after conflict. Despite ongoing polarization, civic political parties – those that reject ethnonationalism and organize around alternative identities and issues – have formed, endured, and claimed political space. Notably, these parties have emerged within the context of consociational power-sharing, a political system explicitly designed to accommodate ethnonational groups.

The rise of civic politics challenges the dominant narrative of deeply divided societies. Cera Murtagh explores how countries transition from armed conflict to issue-based democracies, highlighting both the institutional barriers that civic parties face and the opportunities they can seize. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, including more than one hundred semi-structured elite interviews at critical political moments, Civic Parties in Divided Societies is the culmination of over a decade's research on Northern Ireland, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and beyond.

How do societies move on from conflict, not just to the cessation of violence, but towards a fuller civic democracy? And how do they do so when institutions have been put in place to manage the conflict by recognizing ethnonational identity? Civic Parties in Divided Societies looks at how global political trends might shape the future of civic politics in societies rife with cleavages.

Über den Autor
Cera Murtagh is associate professor in political science at Villanova University.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Tables and Figures ix
Acknowledgements xi

Introduction: The Struggle Over Civic Politics in Divided Societies 3

1 Civic Solidarity in Divided Societies 17

2 Northern Ireland, Beyond the Binary 43

3 Northern Ireland: Civic Parties, Ethnic Rules 67

4 The Unwritten Rules in Northern Ireland 85

5 Navigating the System in Northern Ireland 109

6 The Plight of Civic Parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina 138

7 Navigating the System in Bosnia and Herzegovina 177

8 Civic Parties in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, and Beyond 193

Conclusion 211
Notes 219
References 241
Index 269

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Democracy, Diversity, and Citizen Engagement Series
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780228026013
ISBN-10: 0228026016
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Murtagh, Cera
Hersteller: McGill-Queen's University Press
Democracy, Diversity, and Citizen Engagement Series
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 224 x 149 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Cera Murtagh
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2025
Gewicht: 0,418 kg
Artikel-ID: 133973604

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