Northern Ireland After The Good Friday Agreement Victims, Grievance and Blame

by Morrissey, Mike; Smyth, Marie

• ISBN13: 9780745316741
• ISBN10: 0745316743
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-20
• Publisher: Pluto Press

Summary

The difficulties that have dogged the Northern Ireland peace process and the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement are rarely out of the headlines. This book gives a uniquely up-to-date insight into one of the issues at stake for the people of Northern Ireland the long-term impact of political violence on the civil population.The result of extensive research among local communities, and drawing on survey and interview evidence, Northern Ireland After the Good Friday Agreement sets this issue within the context of past conflict and the continuing sectarian violence of the present. In particular it presents the views of ordinary people about their personal experiences of political violence and the impact it has had upon their lives. Moreover, it shows how the Troubles have affected the young people of the region, and looks at the problems facing a society coming out of a protracted period of low-intensity conflict.

Author Biography

Marie Smyth, University of Ulster, is Chief Executive of the Institute for Conflict Research.
Mike Morrissey was Senior Researcher on The Cost of the Troubles Study and is the Director of the Urban Institute, University of Ulster. Together they have coauthored Northern Ireland's Troubles: The Human Costs and Personal Accounts from Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss, both available from Pluto Press.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vi
Acknowledgements	ix
Preface	xi
Part I: Overview
Putting the Past in its Place: Issues of Victimhood and Reconciliation in the Northern Ireland Peace Process	3	(18)
Part II: Victims
Disaggregating the Troubles: The Importance of Place	21	(24)
A Special Kind of Victim: Sectarian Killing	45	(19)
The Young as Victims	64	(25)
Part III: Survey Results
Experiencing the Troubles	89	(30)
Severe Experience and Extreme Impact of the Troubles	119	(29)
The Troubles: The Experiences and Stories of Young People	148	(33)
Part IV: Conclusions
Truth, Justice and Closure	181	(9)
Appendix 1: Constructing a Database on Sectarian Assassination	190	(4)
Appendix 2: Background to the Northern Ireland Survey	194	(10)
Appendix 3: The Cost of the Troubles Study Questionnaire	204	(20)
Appendix 4: The YouthQuest 2000 Questionnaire	224	(12)
Bibliography	236	(4)
Index	240