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Violence, space and memory in the new Northern Ireland

Published on: 14 December 2012

Written by: Maire Braniff All articles by Maire Braniff

Written by: Sara McDowell All articles by Sara McDowell

Written by: Jonny Byrne All articles by Jonny Byrne

Violence in Belfast in September and December 2012 bears witness to the collision of the 'old' and the 'new'. As...

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Soldiers

Published on: 13 December 2012

Written by: Susan McKay All articles by Susan McKay

The British government has shamelessly covered its tracks in relation to abuse of its authority in Ireland, and...

Published in: openDemocracyUK

The end of the 'Great British Summer'

Published on: 10 October 2012

Written by: Niki Seth-Smith All articles by Niki Seth-Smith

'The Great British Summer' of 2012 is well and truly over. OurKingdom takes a rollercoaster journey back through the...

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Depoliticising victims in Northern Ireland

Published on: 18 September 2012

Written by: Cillian McGrattan All articles by Cillian McGrattan

Written by: Maire Braniff All articles by Maire Braniff

The recent riots in Belfast seemed to hark back to the ethno-religious conflict many presumed over: Northern Ireland...

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The long war gets longer: the campaign of violent dissident republicans

Published on: 7 August 2012

Written by: Paul Nolan All articles by Paul Nolan

Northern Ireland is held up as an exemplary case study of building sustainable peace. Recent violent activity from...

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The ‘Great British Summer’, or Last of the British Summer Wine?

Published on: 3 June 2012

Written by: David Rickard All articles by David Rickard

The festivities around the London Olympics and Diamond Jubilee will paint a picture of a stable, timeless...

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Purposeful inquiry: detoxing the poisoned chalice

Published on: 23 April 2012

Written by: Eamonn Baker All articles by Eamonn Baker

Derry/Londonderry is the UK City of Culture in 2013. In a place where names can be rigid markers of enmity, what...

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Dealing with the past in post-conflict societies

Published on: 11 March 2012

Written by: Cillian McGrattan All articles by Cillian McGrattan

Written by: Maire Braniff All articles by Maire Braniff

Unless the past is articulated in such a way in which the connection of events and experiences are integrated in a...

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Haunted by racism in Northern Ireland

Published on: 24 February 2012

Written by: Fiona Haughey All articles by Fiona Haughey

A decade and a half ago, racial equality and anti-racism were non-existent in Northern Ireland and important...

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The Northern Ireland Assembly elections revealed the failures of devolution

Published on: 12 May 2011

Written by: Robin Wilson All articles by Robin Wilson

The big story of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections was not the re-instating of the DUP and Sinn Fein, but the...

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Budget 2011: Reactions across the nations

Published on: 24 March 2011

Written by: Ed Jacobs All articles by Ed Jacobs

Left Foot Forward’s devolution correspondent Ed Jacobs assesses reaction to Britain's 2011 budget in Scotland, Wales...

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Does the union need unionism?

Published on: 18 October 2010

Written by: Tom Griffin All articles by Tom Griffin

It is not clear what unites political unionism in Northern Ireland in its present form.

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Blair's flawed approach to peace in Northern Ireland

Published on: 3 September 2010

Written by: Robin Wilson All articles by Robin Wilson

Tony Blair's effort in bringing about the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland is often heralded as his...

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Covering the conflict: Human rights and journalism in Northern Ireland

Published on: 13 August 2010

Written by: Tom Griffin All articles by Tom Griffin

Did journalists do enough to defend human rights during the troubles in Northern Ireland? That was a key question in...

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A Good Friday Agreement for Kashmir

Published on: 5 August 2010

Written by: Naveed Qazi All articles by Naveed Qazi

The prospect for peace in Kashmir lies, according to Naveed Qazi, in an adaptation of an arrangement similar to the...

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Sudan woefully unprepared for referendum

Published on: 15 July 2010

Written by: Josephine Whitaker All articles by Josephine Whitaker

Sudan is woefully unprepared for a crucial referendum scheduled for January, according to a new report. Riots...

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Northern Ireland rioting deserving of more than condemnation

Published on: 13 July 2010

Written by: Patricia Rich All articles by Patricia Rich

Riots continue in Northern Ireland. ICC issue second arrest warrant for Bashir. Afghan soldier kills comrades. All...

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A small point on the end of Thatcherism and the rise of Cameron

Published on: 17 June 2010

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

A follow up on the author's analysis of Britain's new Coalition government in the light of Cameron's response to the...

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Bloody Sunday - The Saville verdict on Britain's masacre of the innocents in Northern Ireland

Published on: 16 June 2010

Written by: Tom Griffin All articles by Tom Griffin

After years of taking years of evidence and an expenditure of nearly £200 million, a British Inquiry has...

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UK Election: Facts and figures on the fragmentation of the UK

Published on: 10 May 2010

Written by: Gerry Hassan All articles by Gerry Hassan

The general election revealed widening fissures in the UK's multi-national state that lie behind the hanging of parliament

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