Commentary by Angelina Khaminwa

Authors

Angelina Khaminwa, Co-existence Initiative

Abstract

There is an organization in England called the Conciliation Resources and they put together a publication called The Court on a regular basis. They put together a special series in 1999 that reflected on the peace process in Northern Ireland. One of the authors of the article, Klem McCarthney, wrote a piece from which I will quote: "many who did not support a predominant system of sectarian politics found their sphere of activism in the trade unions, churches and neighborhoods, but they had little impact on the overall political situation. Most sectarianism society including the churches, were themselves divided about the most appropriate response to the conflicts and in these circumstances, intransigent voices were dominant, perhaps it was inevitable that violence would muffle the voices of those who support accommodation, intransigent voices speak a simpler and more forceful message that is easier to understand than the more intricate and less obvious argument in favor of cooperation and dialogue."

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law

Recommended Citation

Angelina Khaminwa, Commentary by Angelina Khaminwa, 4 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. (2003).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol4/iss2/2