This book provides an in-depth analysis of the co-operation between Britain and Ireland and the role that intergovernmental co-operation has played in the quest for a solution to the Northern Ireland conflict.

1. Introduction 2. 1980-1983: New Planes and False Dawns 3. The Anglo-Irish Agreement: Institutionalising Co-Operation 4. The AIA in Operation 5. The Origins of the Peace Process: From Exclusion to Inclusion 6. Constructing a Peace Process: From Downing Street to Belfast 7. Northern Ireland Post Good Friday 8. Conclusion

Eamonn O'Kane is Senior Lecturer in Politics at The University of Wolverhampton, UK. His main research interests are the Northern Ireland conflict and Anglo-Irish relations. He has published several articles on the Northern Ireland peace process and conflict resolution theory.