Benedetta Berti
Dr. Benedetta Berti is a Kreitman post-doctoral fellow at Ben Gurion University, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) and the author of "Armed Political Organizations. From Conflict to Integration" (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). Contact Benedetta Berti Website: benedettaberti.com |
Articles and Video:
The Role of Intra-Group Consensus-Building in Disarming Militant Groups in Northern Ireland
(03/24/15)
This study examines the internal process that led combatant groups in Northern Ireland, focusing on the Loyalist camp, to relinquish armed struggle as a viable strategy to accomplish their political goals. The study focuses on internal dynamics, i.e. intra-group negotiations and consensus- building mechanisms that Loyalist militant organisations employed to switch from violence to non-violence and from confrontation to engagement with their enemies.