Resumen de El conflicto tribal de Irlanda del Norte

Francisco Javier Ruiz Martínez

• From the end of the 60s to the end of the 90s, Northern Ireland underwent a tough process of political violence. The political conflict passed to be placed into the sphere of party competition to the arena of tribal violence and back again. This paper summarizes the main facts and reasons that provoked the conflict and the way to get out of it. It finishes with the conclusion of the Belfast Agreement and the devolution of powers to the new Northern Ireland government.