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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2016 - 2017
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Learning Activities Each week's class will be dedicated to the study of an aspect of the conflict, preceded by a general theoretical presentation.- General presentation, background - The conflict - Internment, Bloody Sunday - The British and Irish States - Paramilitary organisations: the IRA, the UDA - Hunger Strikes - Women in the conflict - Negotiations and Good Friday Agreement - Demilitarisation, The future of paramilitaries - Victims and Reconciliation - Sectarianism and community Relations - Power-Sharing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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