This work provides a background to the Northern Ireland conflict. The authors investigate the human effect of the violence, looking at the geographical, religious, gender and age distribution of deaths due to the ‘troubles’. They analyse the impact of the activities of the various armed participants, and examine the relationship between deprivation and levels of violence. Looking at suicide rates, levels of prescribed drug use, and mental health admissions, they examine the social impact of the conflict. They then compare this with the impact on the economy – GDP, unemployment levels, and public expenditure, putting forward a positive agenda for dealing with the effects of conflict, and for moving away from violence, towards peace.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction
Part One CONTEXT
1 Northern Ireland, a state in conflict
2 Understanding Political Violence in Northern Ireland
3 Economic and Social Aspects of the Troubles
Appendix 1: Pen Pictures of the Protagonists
Appendix 2: A Chronology of Key Events
Part Two THE HUMAN COST OF THE TROUBLES
4 Profiling Those Who Died in Northern Ireland’s Troubles
5 Patterns of Violence
6 Victims and Perpetrators
7 Half the Battle: the Impact of the Troubles on Children
8 Conclusions and Next Stops
References
Index
Circa l’autore
Marie Smyth is an author and academic, who previously held the post of Chair in International Relations at the University of Surrey. An expert on political violence, she is the author of Truth and justice after violent conflict: managing violent pasts (Routledge, 2007), Inside the U D A: Volunteers and Violence (Pluto, 2003), Northern Ireland After the Good Friday Agreement (Pluto, 2002) and Personal Accounts of Northern Ireland’s Troubles (Pluto, 2000).
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