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DESCRIPTION:A lecuture by Ronit Berger Hobson: Transforming Conflicts: Lead
 ing Northern Ireland 'Troubles' From Contention To Cooperation\n\nWhat was 
 the role played by the various individuals in (official and unofficial) lea
 dership positions in transforming the Northern Ireland conflict from one of
  contention and violence to one of cooperation\, negotiation\, and peace? W
 hat was required for the violence to stop and for representatives of the re
 publican movement to be invited to the negotiating table? And who was centr
 al to this process? In her talk\, Queen's University Belfast visiting schol
 ar Ronit Berger Hobson will discuss her recent work on the Troubles and pre
 sent a three-level framework to better understand the dynamic processes of 
 action and reaction during conflict transformation\, as well as the strateg
 ic choices made by violent organizations involved. The talk will focus on t
 he republican movement's shifting tactical and strategic choices from 1982 
 to 1998\, and on the roles of Gerry Adams and other leaders\, such as Marti
 n McGuinness and John Hume\, in effecting these shifts. Berger Hobson will 
 also introduce the concepts of 'duel credibility' and 'legitimacy lending' 
 to illustrate how Irish American diaspora leaders\, at critical turning poi
 nts\, were instrumental in moving the conflict away from violence and towar
 d peace.\n\nRonit Berger Hobson is a lecturer in Politics and International
  Relations at Queen's University Belfast. She holds a PhD and an MA in Inte
 rnational Relations and Comparative Politics from Syracuse University\, an 
 MA in Diplomacy and Conflict Studies from Reichman University\, and a Law d
 egree (LLB) and a BA in Arts History from Tel Aviv University. Her research
  lies within the realm of security studies\, where she bridges the fields o
 f terrorism\, conflict\, and leadership studies. Specifically\, she is inte
 rested in the inner workings of violent non-state actors\, that is\, how th
 ey are shaped by context and by their own leaders. Some of her recent publi
 cations include an edited special issue for Studies in Conflict and Terrori
 sm focusing on the changing perceptions of threats following October 7th\; 
 an article on Hamas as a unique case of a violent non-state actors which ho
 lds exclusive territorial control\; and a study of the role played by the I
 rish American Diasproa in the Provisional IRA tactiacal calculations leadin
 g up to the Good Friday Agreement.
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LOCATION:Connolly House\,  Andover Room
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SUMMARY:Transforming Conflicts: Leading Northern Ireland 'Troubles' From Co
 ntention To Cooperation
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URL:https://events.bc.edu/event/transforming-conflicts-leading-northern-ire
 land-troubles-from-contention-to-cooperation
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