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  1. 1. The Northern Ireland Protocol – Making Peace or Waging War? A text analysis of the DUP & Sinn Féin’s framing of the Northern Ireland protocol

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Lina Pedersen; [2022-07-01]
    Keywords : Northern Ireland Protocol; Northern Ireland; Sinn Féin; Democratic Unionist Party; Framing theory;

    Abstract : Since Brexit was announced there have been many researchers worrying about what would happen to the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. A protocol created by the EU and the United Kingdom was established to secure peace at the border. READ MORE

  3. 2. Considering Socio-Political Context in Post-Transitional Justice : Northern Ireland’s Legacy Legislation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Killian Gleeson; [2022]
    Keywords : post transitional justice; Northern Ireland; reconciliation; reintegration; post conflict; amnesty;

    Abstract : Many post-conflict societies, even those which have been free from active conflict for decades, continue to be heavily divided along the same lines on which the conflict was once fought. While active conflict might be a distant memory, the legacy of conflict ensures the group identities which either caused or were borne out of the conflict remain strong. READ MORE

  4. 3. Intergroup Contact - A Chance for long-lasting Peace?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Hannah Scheller; [2019]
    Keywords : intergroup contact; spoiler activity; post-conflict; Northern Ireland; local level;

    Abstract : The study explores the effect of intergroup contact on the likelihood of spoiler group activity on a micro-regional level in post-conflict societies. It argues that higher levels of intergroup contact make areas more resilient to spoiler groups. READ MORE

  5. 4. "The City is Yours": Desegregation and Sharing Space in Post-Conflict Belfast

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Alec Forss; [2018]
    Keywords : borders; space; ethnicity; peace wall; interface; Belfast; identity; shared space; segregation; Protestants; Catholics; paramilitary;

    Abstract : This study examines how borders are socially produced and deconstructed in “post-conflict” North Belfast. Twenty years after the signing of the historic Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, a peace model lauded for the resolution of conflicts worldwide, Belfast today remains a highly divided city with the existence of numerous segregation barriers, among them so-called peace walls, physically separating Protestant from Catholic neighbourhoods. READ MORE

  6. 5. Clashing views of the world and its’ impact on conflicts: A study on identities and narratives on Northern Ireland

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Freya Melin-Higgins; [2018]
    Keywords : Northern Ireland; identity; narratives; clashing narratives; conflict; narrative analysis; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In the aftermath of Brexit, the clashing narratives and identities have once again flared up on Northern Ireland. When in doubt about the future, an exploration into the past might be of use in order to avoid a continued conflict. READ MORE