1st Edition
The Politics of Trauma and Peace-Building Lessons from Northern Ireland
By Cillian McGrattan
Copyright 2016
176 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
In marked contrast to literary, historical and cultural studies, there has been a limited engagement with the concepts and politics of trauma by political science and peacebuilding research.
This book explores the debate on trauma and peacebuilding and presents the challenges for democratization that the politics of trauma present in transitional periods. It demonstrates how ideas about... Read more
Introduction 1 The Politics of Trauma 2 Peacebuilding and the Politics of Responsibility 3 Peace-Building as Community Politics in Northern Ireland 4 Drawing on the Past: Ideology, Reconciliation and Nationalism in Northern Ireland 5 Historical Accountability and the Democratization of Memory 6 Literarity and Historical Responsibility Conclusion: Lessons from Northern Ireland
Biography
Cillian McGrattan is Lecturer in Politics and a member of the Institute for Research in the Social Sciences at the University of Ulster.
