Northern Ireland after the troubles : a society in transition / edited by Colin Coulter & Michael Murray.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coulter, Colin, 1966- editor.

Murray, Michael, 1953- editor.

Series:

Manchester Political Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building--Northern Ireland.

Peace-building.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1998-.

Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland--Social conditions--21st century.

Northern Ireland--Civilization--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 280 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the last generation, Northern Ireland has undergone a tortuous yet remarkable process of social and political change. This collection of essays aims to capture the complex and shifting realities of a society in the process of transition from war to peace.The book brings together commentators from a range of academic backgrounds and political perspectives. As well as focusing upon those political divisions and disputes that are most readily associated with Northern Ireland, it provides a rather broader focus than is conventionally found in books on the region. It examines the cultural identities and cultural practices that are essential to the formation and understanding of Northern Irish society but are neglected in academic analyses of the six counties. While the contributors often approach issues from rather different angles, they share a common conviction of the need to challenge the self-serving simplifications and choreographed optimism that frequently define both official discourse and media commentary on Northern Ireland. Taken together, the essays offer a comprehensive and critical account of a troubled society in the throes of change.

Contents:

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

List of tables

List of figures

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgement

1 Introduction

Part I Political developments and divisions

2 Telling stories, facing truths

3 From conflict to communal politics

4 Belfast

5 Spatial planning in contested territory

6 Policing change

Part II Social identities

7 Religious change and persistence

8 Gender and ethno-nationalist politics

9 The glacier moves?

10 Whiteness, racism and exclusion

Part III Cultural practices

11 Still taking sides

12 From shellshock rock to ceasefire sounds

13 House training the paramilitaries

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

0-7190-9516-6