A Shared Future: Policy and Strategic Framework for Good Relations in Northern Ireland for Young People
01 Mar 2005-
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: Marijan et al. as discussed by the authors focused on cultural and everyday practices of local populations in post-conflict peacebuilding and pointed out that it is through practices and cultural forms of expression that local populations enact their agency, at times supporting and at times contesting the broader peacebuilding project.
Abstract: Neither War, Nor Peace: Everyday Politics, Peacebuilding and the Liminal Condition of BosniaHerzegovina and Northern Ireland By Branka Marijan This thesis focuses on cultural and everyday practices of local populations in post-conflict peacebuilding. It builds on the “everyday” turn in critical peacebuilding literature by recognizing the everyday as political. Rather than examining the practices of political elites this thesis is concerned with the ordinary citizens of these societies. In other words, I show that it is through practices and cultural forms of expression that local populations enact their agency, at times supporting and at times contesting the broader peacebuilding project. Moreover, rather than viewing the everyday acts as hidden or as evidence of resistance to the dominant peacebuilding approaches this thesis calls for greater attention to the ways that these practices and cultural forms of expression are made visible and provide meaning to the ordinary citizens of these societies. Through the case studies of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland, this thesis aims to generate an account of everyday peace politics that allows for the inclusive, exclusionary and ambivalent practices of the ordinary citizens in these societies. It does so through three key lenses: practices of place-making and “inscription”, symbolic practices and competing narratives and performances. While proponents of the liberal peace approach envision peace as “tricklingdown”, this thesis illustrates that peacebuilding strategies are always interpreted in contextspecific ways. Although the literature on “hybrid peacebuilding” recognizes the relationship between local practices and external peacebuilding efforts, a closer look at the liminal conditions of these post-agreement societies shows us how local populations respond to the uncertainty of the war to peace transition in ways not always captured by the literature on hybrid peacebuilding. As a result, this thesis contributes to our understanding of local agency in post-peace accord societies.
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TL;DR: The authors argue that the aim of urban policy should be the facilitation of civility between diverse populations rather than an overly ambitious, ahistorical and assimilationist project of community cohesion.
Abstract: This paper explores the idea that some urban areas in the UK are crystallising around new poles of racial and religious segregation, manifested in ghettos and secessionary spaces. The paper suggests the need to rethink the theoretical conceptualisation of the links between ethnicity, culture, housing processes and dynamics of urban segregation. It argues that the work of Bourdieu, Elias and Weber provides a historically-grounded framework for exploring culture, conduct and residence and illustrates this by sketching the relationship between religion and housing. The paper then explores the paradigms of ghettos and secessionary urban spaces and applies Diken's and Alsayyad & Roy's conceptualisations of the camp as a site of exception to critique the notion of the non-antagonistic city and to suggest that the aim of urban policy should be the facilitation of civility between diverse populations rather than an overly ambitious, ahistorical and assimilationist project of ‘community’ cohesion.
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The ambush and deaths of three local lads by Crown Forces in 1985 was a pivotal event that inspired a greater commitment to opposing British rule, particularly through the expression and performance of their Irish and republican identity, using tangible and intangible symbols.
Abstract: Fifteen years after the Good Friday Agreement ended thirty years of violence in Northern Ireland, people still grapple with peace process implementation. Many within the Catholic minority continue their hopes for a united Ireland, free from British hegemony, refusing to accept they are citizens of the United Kingdom. In the border town of Strabane, County Tyrone, the remembered past plays a dynamic role in how people live in the present, envision their future, and pass it on to younger generations. During the Troubles, members of this republican community were either volunteers in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) or active supporters in what they considered a struggle for civil rights and a fight against British occupation. The ambush and deaths of three local lads by Crown Forces in 1985 was a pivotal event that inspired a greater commitment to opposing British rule, particularly through the expression and performance of their Irish and republican identity, using tangible and intangible symbols. These forms of cultural identity remain important as residents negotiate their place in post-conflict Northern Ireland. Flags, murals, and plaques identify ethno-national territory, serving as boundary markers and sites of memory for local residents. A memorial band established right after the shooting continues to honor the "local lads" as members march and perform republican music embedded with the narratives of republican hero/martyrs who died for Irish freedom. With music, drumming, and parading they embody memories, reimagine community, contest British citizenship, and create their own heritage of the Troubles. In a pub setting, this same music invites audience participation in singing the stories, extending the memorial and commemorative aspect to everyday events. As they perform their Irish identity and memorialize the past, this community has transitioned from being marginalized and at odds with local government, to participating on their own terms, incorporating republican celebrations and heritage into programs within the broader Strabane community, and taking an active part in planning for the future. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Graduate Group Anthropology First Advisor Kathleen D. Hall Second Advisor Richard M. Leventhal
25 citations
08 Aug 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a revisio bibliografica de caracter interdisciplinari en la qual s’exploren de manera critica els escrits d'academics en els camps del dret, les ciencies politiques, l’economia i els estudis de traduccio pel que fa als drets de les minories linguistiques.
Abstract: A l’Europa actual, els idiomes de l’estat entren en contacte amb una gamma d’idiomes d’immigrants i un conjunt d’idiomes regionals. En aquest context, els encarregats d’elaborar politiques s’enfronten a canvis en la demografia i en les actituds pel que fa als drets i la integracio. Les investigacions actuals que aborden l’aspecte integrador de les politiques linguistiques en general passen per alt el paper exercit per la traduccio en aquestes politiques. Aquesta tesi procura aclarir aquesta funcio sovint defugida. Amb aquesta finalitat, aquest estudi es concentra en la politica de traduccio, entesa com a suma de gestio, practica i idees de traduccio. La tesi comenca amb una revisio bibliografica de caracter interdisciplinari en la qual s’exploren de manera critica els escrits d’academics en els camps del dret, les ciencies politiques, l’economia i els estudis de traduccio pel que fa als drets de les minories linguistiques. Despres d’aixo es presenta una analisi de les obligacions al traduir en virtut del dret internacional, la qual cosa permet prosseguir amb un estudi de cas sobre la politica de traduccio en el sector public del Regne Unit. En particular, aquest estudi de cas examina les politiques de traduccio que es reflecteixen en certes disposicions legislatives que s’apliquen al Regne Unit en la seva totalitat i tambe a les seves regions de forma especifica. Tot aixo es desenvolupa en els capitols que abasten les politiques de traduccio trobades al govern (a nivell local), els serveis de salut i el sistema judicial. Aquestes politiques de traduccio no s’analitzen com un fet en si mateix, sino per tal de recalcar que les decisions referents a la integracio i la inclusio tenen un element de traduccio que s’ha de tenir present.
17 citations
TL;DR: There is considerable literature concerning the impact of education in divided societies as mentioned in this paper, and some seek to defend separate schools, often for different faith groups, while others stress the benefits of...
Abstract: There is considerable literature concerning the impact of education in divided societies. Some seek to defend separate schools, often for different faith groups, while others stress the benefits of...
15 citations
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01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: Marijan et al. as discussed by the authors focused on cultural and everyday practices of local populations in post-conflict peacebuilding and pointed out that it is through practices and cultural forms of expression that local populations enact their agency, at times supporting and at times contesting the broader peacebuilding project.
Abstract: Neither War, Nor Peace: Everyday Politics, Peacebuilding and the Liminal Condition of BosniaHerzegovina and Northern Ireland By Branka Marijan This thesis focuses on cultural and everyday practices of local populations in post-conflict peacebuilding. It builds on the “everyday” turn in critical peacebuilding literature by recognizing the everyday as political. Rather than examining the practices of political elites this thesis is concerned with the ordinary citizens of these societies. In other words, I show that it is through practices and cultural forms of expression that local populations enact their agency, at times supporting and at times contesting the broader peacebuilding project. Moreover, rather than viewing the everyday acts as hidden or as evidence of resistance to the dominant peacebuilding approaches this thesis calls for greater attention to the ways that these practices and cultural forms of expression are made visible and provide meaning to the ordinary citizens of these societies. Through the case studies of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland, this thesis aims to generate an account of everyday peace politics that allows for the inclusive, exclusionary and ambivalent practices of the ordinary citizens in these societies. It does so through three key lenses: practices of place-making and “inscription”, symbolic practices and competing narratives and performances. While proponents of the liberal peace approach envision peace as “tricklingdown”, this thesis illustrates that peacebuilding strategies are always interpreted in contextspecific ways. Although the literature on “hybrid peacebuilding” recognizes the relationship between local practices and external peacebuilding efforts, a closer look at the liminal conditions of these post-agreement societies shows us how local populations respond to the uncertainty of the war to peace transition in ways not always captured by the literature on hybrid peacebuilding. As a result, this thesis contributes to our understanding of local agency in post-peace accord societies.
38 citations
01 Jan 2015
TL;DR: The ambush and deaths of three local lads by Crown Forces in 1985 was a pivotal event that inspired a greater commitment to opposing British rule, particularly through the expression and performance of their Irish and republican identity, using tangible and intangible symbols.
Abstract: Fifteen years after the Good Friday Agreement ended thirty years of violence in Northern Ireland, people still grapple with peace process implementation. Many within the Catholic minority continue their hopes for a united Ireland, free from British hegemony, refusing to accept they are citizens of the United Kingdom. In the border town of Strabane, County Tyrone, the remembered past plays a dynamic role in how people live in the present, envision their future, and pass it on to younger generations. During the Troubles, members of this republican community were either volunteers in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) or active supporters in what they considered a struggle for civil rights and a fight against British occupation. The ambush and deaths of three local lads by Crown Forces in 1985 was a pivotal event that inspired a greater commitment to opposing British rule, particularly through the expression and performance of their Irish and republican identity, using tangible and intangible symbols. These forms of cultural identity remain important as residents negotiate their place in post-conflict Northern Ireland. Flags, murals, and plaques identify ethno-national territory, serving as boundary markers and sites of memory for local residents. A memorial band established right after the shooting continues to honor the "local lads" as members march and perform republican music embedded with the narratives of republican hero/martyrs who died for Irish freedom. With music, drumming, and parading they embody memories, reimagine community, contest British citizenship, and create their own heritage of the Troubles. In a pub setting, this same music invites audience participation in singing the stories, extending the memorial and commemorative aspect to everyday events. As they perform their Irish identity and memorialize the past, this community has transitioned from being marginalized and at odds with local government, to participating on their own terms, incorporating republican celebrations and heritage into programs within the broader Strabane community, and taking an active part in planning for the future. Degree Type Dissertation Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Graduate Group Anthropology First Advisor Kathleen D. Hall Second Advisor Richard M. Leventhal
25 citations
08 Aug 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a revisio bibliografica de caracter interdisciplinari en la qual s’exploren de manera critica els escrits d'academics en els camps del dret, les ciencies politiques, l’economia i els estudis de traduccio pel que fa als drets de les minories linguistiques.
Abstract: A l’Europa actual, els idiomes de l’estat entren en contacte amb una gamma d’idiomes d’immigrants i un conjunt d’idiomes regionals. En aquest context, els encarregats d’elaborar politiques s’enfronten a canvis en la demografia i en les actituds pel que fa als drets i la integracio. Les investigacions actuals que aborden l’aspecte integrador de les politiques linguistiques en general passen per alt el paper exercit per la traduccio en aquestes politiques. Aquesta tesi procura aclarir aquesta funcio sovint defugida. Amb aquesta finalitat, aquest estudi es concentra en la politica de traduccio, entesa com a suma de gestio, practica i idees de traduccio. La tesi comenca amb una revisio bibliografica de caracter interdisciplinari en la qual s’exploren de manera critica els escrits d’academics en els camps del dret, les ciencies politiques, l’economia i els estudis de traduccio pel que fa als drets de les minories linguistiques. Despres d’aixo es presenta una analisi de les obligacions al traduir en virtut del dret internacional, la qual cosa permet prosseguir amb un estudi de cas sobre la politica de traduccio en el sector public del Regne Unit. En particular, aquest estudi de cas examina les politiques de traduccio que es reflecteixen en certes disposicions legislatives que s’apliquen al Regne Unit en la seva totalitat i tambe a les seves regions de forma especifica. Tot aixo es desenvolupa en els capitols que abasten les politiques de traduccio trobades al govern (a nivell local), els serveis de salut i el sistema judicial. Aquestes politiques de traduccio no s’analitzen com un fet en si mateix, sino per tal de recalcar que les decisions referents a la integracio i la inclusio tenen un element de traduccio que s’ha de tenir present.
17 citations
TL;DR: There is considerable literature concerning the impact of education in divided societies as mentioned in this paper, and some seek to defend separate schools, often for different faith groups, while others stress the benefits of...
Abstract: There is considerable literature concerning the impact of education in divided societies. Some seek to defend separate schools, often for different faith groups, while others stress the benefits of...
15 citations
TL;DR: The Voices of 68 project at the Ulster Museum in Northern Ireland as mentioned in this paper explores the role of museums in responding to the legacy of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement of 1968/69.
Abstract: Can history museums influence the relationship between divided communities? This paper explores why an initially modest collaboration between the authors and the Ulster Museum on the non‐violent Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement of 1968/69, eventually had substantial impact beyond the museum’s walls. Having placed the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement within the context of both the international protests of 1968 and the specific environment of Northern Ireland, particularly the virtual civil war known as the Troubles, the paper turns to the role of museums in responding to the legacy of this past, and the evolving practice of the Ulster Museum, as background to the project. The latter began as a limited intervention within an existing display, based on oral histories and underpinned by the theory of ‘agonism’, proposing that divided communities must learn to live with difference. It eventually included exhibitions, workshops, school study days, curricular materials and online provision. It has directly influenced the Northern Ireland GCSE History Curriculum and been held up as an example of good practice within the province’s peace process. The paper discusses why the project succeeded – location within a national museum; credibility with protagonists, academics, communities and audiences; starting small; a willingness to take risks and share control; multiple perspectives; and an acceptance that not everyone will be satisfied. With a version of the Voices of 68 exhibition now installed in the Museum’s permanent gallery, the next challenges are longitudinal studies on its impact and assessing the approach’s relevance to other museums working in post‐conflict societies.
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