Policing for Peace in Northern Ireland

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 1-4

3. Context, Process and Time

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. The Conditions for Conflict and Change

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 7-26

   3. Taking an Organisational Perspective

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 27-39

4. Change Within: Four Phases of Transition

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41

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   2. Phase One: the Tipping Point

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 43-68

   3. Phase Two: Implementation, Symbolic Modification and Resistance

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 69-104

   4. Phase Three: Power-Assisted Steering

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 105-131

   5. Phase Four: a New Order?

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 132-149

5. Managing Change: New Challenges, Old Problems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Facilitating Change under Environmental Pressure: Leadership, Resourcing, Pace and External Intervention

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 153-183

   3. The Past Drives the Present into the Future: Continuity, Change and Policing in Northern Ireland

      • Joanne Murphy

      Pages 184-209

6. Back Matter

   Pages 210-227

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This is the first in-depth analysis of the transition from the RUC to the PSNI seen through the eyes of key figures, inside and outside the organization. It provides a fresh insight into the wider social and political context in which this change occurred and is a significant contribution to the story of the Northern Ireland peace process.

• community
• conflict
• environment
• intervention
• organization
• Peace
• Peace Process
• policing
• British Politics

"This book makes an important contribution to an understanding of the profound changes in policing that have occurred within a relatively short period of time in Northern Ireland. It also contributes to an understanding of organizational change in general. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in deepening his or her understanding of this complex situation."

- Rutgers University Review

"Murphy's close and detailed analysis provides a nuanced account of these important issues, and her work adds a valuable dimension to our understanding of the transition from RUC to PSNI. It will be of interest to researchers and policy-makers interested in the process of police reform in Northern Ireland and internationally and in the internal dynamics of organizational change generally." - Aogán Mulcahy, British Journal of Criminology

• Queen’s University Management School, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK

  Joanne Murphy

Joanne Murphy is a lecturer on organisational behaviour and change at Queens University Management School, Northern Ireland. She has published on policing and public sector management and is co-author of Public Management and Complexity Theory, Richer Decision in Public Services.

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