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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2010 - 2011
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The aim of this module is to provide an awareness of the social, political and ideologicalbackground 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.
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At the end of the module, students will: - be aware of the historical conditions which produced the Northern Ireland conflict- understand the competing ideologies and identities at work in Northern Ireland- discuss the issues of terrorism and peace-keeping in the Irish and other contexts- understand the dominant political, religious and cultural affiliations in Northern Ireland- be aware of the key issues of, and stages in, the Peace Process- make comparisons with other situations of conflict and peace processes (e.g. Basque Country and Israel/Palestine)
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cunningham, Michael J, British government policy in Northern Ireland, 1969-2000, Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2001Darby, John & Mac Ginty, Roger, Guns and government : the management of the Northern Ireland peace process, Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2002Dixon, Paul, Northern Ireland : the politics of war and peace, New York: Palgrave, 2001English, Richard, Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA, London: Macmillan, 2003Guelke, Adrian (ed), A farewell to arms?: from 'long war' to long peace in Northern Ireland, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000Maillot, Agnès, New Sinn Féin: Irish Republicanism in the Twentieth Century, London, Routledge, 2005McIntosh, Gillian, The force of culture : Unionist identities in twentieth-century Ireland, Cork: Cork University Press, 1999Smyth, Marie, Fay, Marie-Therese, Morrissey, Mike, Northern Ireland's troubles : the human costs, London: Pluto Press, 1999Todd, Jennifer & Ruane, Joseph, After the Good Friday Agreement: Analysing Political Change in Northern Ireland, Dublin: University College Dublin Press, 1999. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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