{"product_id":"civic-parties-in-divided-societies-northern-ireland-and-bosnia-herzegovina-paperback","title":"Civic Parties in Divided Societies: Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCera Murtagh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eCivic Parties in Divided Societies\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of over a decade's research on Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and beyond. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow 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? \u003ci\u003eCivic Parties in Divided Societies\u003c\/i\u003e looks at how global political trends might shape the future of civic politics in societies rife with cleavages.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCera Murtagh is associate professor in political science at Villanova University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53489981358387,"sku":"9780228026013","price":68.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Vy3pHE1Pv19780228026013.webp?v=1781532179","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/civic-parties-in-divided-societies-northern-ireland-and-bosnia-herzegovina-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}