John Hume - Peacemaking in the Twenty-First Century

This book consists of lectures by distinguished public figures given under the auspices of the Tip ONeill Chair in Peace Studies at the University of Ulsters Magee campus. The Chair acknowledges the contribution made to the pursuit of peace in Ireland by the late Speaker Thomas P. (Tip) ONeill (19121994), whose family had emigrated from County Donegal to Boston. On the invitation of the Chairs holder, Nobel Laureate John Hume, the lecturers were asked to address the theme of Peace. Introduced by Professor Hume, the lectures were delivered before an invited audience drawn from the university and the community. This volume brings these contributions to a wider audience and in a permanent form. The Tip ONeill Chair was inaugurated by President Bill Clinton during his historic first visit to Northern Ireland in 1995, when an honorary doctorate of the University of Ulster was conferred on him. It is, therefore, particularly appropriate that the lecture series should begin with his address on Peacemaking.