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Module Title
Module Code	(ITS: LC336)
Faculty		School
NFQ level		Credit Rating

Description

The aim of this module is to provide an awareness of the social, political and ideological background to the formation of identity in Northern Ireland, as well as to review the different mechanisms that have made the resolution of the conflict possible.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the historical conditions which produced the Northern Ireland conflict.
2. Describe the competing ideologies and identities at work in Northern Ireland.
3. Discuss critically the issues of terrorism and peace-keeping in the Irish and other contexts.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the dominant political, religious and cultural affiliations in Northern Ireland.
5. Explain the key issues of, and stages in, the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.
6. Make comparisons with other situations of conflict and peace processes (e.g. Basque Country and Israel/Palestine).

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	25	Lecture with class discussion
Assignment Completion	100	Indepth research for essay and essay writing,
Total Workload: 125

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Formal Examination	This short assessment will be done on moodle and will require the students to analyse two films seen throughout the semester.	40%	Week 1
Essay	2,000 word essay to be submitted by Mid-January on a topic that will have been agreed beforehand.	60%	Week 1

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

Darby, John & MacGinty, Roger: 2002, Guns and Government: the Management of the Northern Ireland Peace Process, Palgrave, Basingstoke,
Dixon, Paul: 2001, Northern Ireland: the Politics of War and Peace, Palgrave, Basingstoke,
English, Richard: 2003, Armed Struggle: the History of the IRA, Macmillan, London,
Cox, Michael, Guelke, Adrian & Stephen, Fiona (eds.): 2006, A Farewell to Arms? From 'long war' to long peace in Northern Ireland, 2nd, Manchester University Press, Manchester,
Maillot, Agnès: 2005, New Sinn Fein: Irish republicanism in the twenty-first century, Routledge, London,
McIntosh, Gillian: 1999, The force of culture: Unionist identities in twentieth-century Ireland, Cork University Press, Cork,
Todd, Jennifer & Ruane, Joseph: 1999, After the Good friday Agreement: Analysing Political Change in Northern Ireland, University College Dublin Press, Dublin,

Articles:
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Other Resources

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