1. The origins of the peace process -- 2. The emergence (and collapse) of the peace process, 1990-1997 -- 3. New Labour's new peace process? Negotiating the Agreement, 1997-1998 -- 4. Implementing the Agreement, from exaltation to exasperation, 1998-2003 -- 5. The reconfiguration of Northern Ireland's politics, from devolution to destruction, 2003-2017 -- 6. Governing the present, dealing with the past and learning the lessons for the future -- Index