Bøker av Roz Goldie

«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 violence still erupting here? Weren¿t sectarian interfaces supposed to have gone with the reforms in governance and legal changes enshrined in the Belfast Agreement? The untidy truth about urban development, continuous violent protest and paramilitary activity sits uncomfortably alongside orchestrated protests against the Irish sea border, the legacy of conflict, the abuse of flags and emblems, slow reform of public administration and lack of political leadership necessary to peace-building. This book provides an extensive history of key components of the Northern Ireland peace process, possible answers to long standing vexed questions and some light under dark shadows.

This is the untold story of Counteract, the trade union sponsored anti-sectarian unit tackling violent sectarianism in the workplace in the Northern Ireland conflict.

After an acrimonious break from her husband, independent radio producer and hapless amateur sleuth Veronica Pilchard takes digs with a theatrical landlady living off Wild Fern Alley behind the University in Belfast. Despite this shambles and her hatred for the BBC Head of Programmes, she still produces award winning programmes with the Barry Doyle Show. When a young Italian mysteriously goes missing, it is she who discovers him imprisoned in a filthy basement in the temporarily uninhabited house beside her lodgings. Why was he abducted? Why are the local landlords sabotaging the development of Wild Fern Alley? How will she help the local group win a political battle? With the help of her friend Lady Beightin, her sometime lover DI Jack Summers, and the Belfast gay community, Veronica Pilchard uncovers a major art fraud and helps the police solve a murder case.