Bearing the Troubles: Northern Ireland and the Microfoundations of Justice
Year: 2010
Type: preprint
Abstract: The implementation of post-conflict transitional justice in Northern Ireland has been an extremely contentious part of the tenuous peace. Indeed, issues of accountability and culpability frequently trouble countries in times of transition and post-conflict reconstruction. Following more than thirty years of civil war, Northern Ireland now struggles with how to remember, reconcile and recover from the violence. Yet parties to the conflict fail to agree on the simple dichotomy of who are the victims and who were the perpetrators. Through an analysis of 40 in-depth interviews conducted with ordinary people who suffered violence, this paper examines the variations in violence experienced during the Troubles and how this variation is affecting justice claims in the post-conflict period. The future of peace in Northern Ireland has yet to be determined, but it is certain that issues of justice and accountability will be central in the healing and political reconstruction of the country.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Cyanne E. Loyle
Institution: West Virginia University
Language: English
Topic: War, Law, and Justice
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W108396087