ABSTRACT
As described in Chapter 2, the literature on grassroots-level and civil society-based peacebuilding efforts in Northern Ireland on the whole presents a tepid picture when measured against its impact on building the political peace. Peacebuilding practice has been described as lacking in strategy) with a conclusion primarily drawn that its impact on political peace has been indirect – helpful perhaps for creating a warmer climate for political negotiations. Given such assessments, it is unsurprising that any possible learning from such activities has not been prioritised or viewed as valuable, preventing wider lessons being learnt through documentation, distillation, or dissemination.
