Under Dark Shadows

¿An original, personal, powerful book. Anyone interested in contemporary Northern Ireland will gain much from reading it.¿

(Richard English, Professor of Politics and Director, Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, Queen¿s University Belfast)

¿Goldie provides us with a theoretically informed and empirically rich analysis of the fragile dynamics of post-conflict in Northern Ireland. Looking ¿away from the clean streets and shining glass¿ she reveals the deep and dark complexity of transitional processes but clearly maps out the need to bring politics, violence, communities and policy into relation in building a more durable and inclusive peace.¿

(Brendan Murtagh, Professor of Urban Planning, Queen¿s University Belfast)

Rioting at Belfast interfaces in 2021 sparked fears of renewed conflict. A tour around these contested places some days later raised fundamental questions about the peace process. Why was viol