Unit name | Northern Ireland: a case study in ethno-national conflict and resolution |
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Unit code | POLI30034 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Neil Matthews |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This module will examine the case study of Northern Ireland. Students will critically assess the origins, nature and dynamics of the ethno-national conflict in the region and the approaches, factors and circumstances which led to its resolution. The course will also consider the contemporary socio-political landscape in ‘post-conflict’ Northern Ireland, including outstanding legacy issues and obstacles to reconciliation. Through engagement with the Northern Ireland case-study, the course will cover key concepts and debates in the wider field of peace and conflict research and will also consider the potential ‘lessons’ (both positive and negative) other deeply divided societies might learn from the Northern Ireland case.
The aims of the unit are:
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be taught through blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities
2,000 word essay (25%)
3,000 word essay (75%)
Both assessments assess all of the Intended Learning outcomes listed above.
David Mitchell (2015) Politics and Peace in Northern Ireland: Political Parties and the Implementation of the 1998 Agreement (Manchester: Manchester University Press)
John Whyte (1990) Interpreting Northern Ireland (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
John McGarry and Brendan O’Leary (1995) Explaining Northern Ireland: Broken Images (Oxford: Oxford University Press)
Rick Wilford (ed.) (2001) Aspects of the Belfast Agreement (Oxford: Oxford University Press
Feargal Cochrane (2013) Northern Ireland: The Reluctant Peace (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press)
Paul Dixon (2001) Northern Ireland: The Politics of War and Peace (Palgrave)
Jonathan Tonge (2014) Comparative Peace Processes (Cambridge: Polity)
Rupert Taylor (ed.) (2001) Consociational Theory: McGarry and O'Leary and the Northern Ireland Conflict (Oxford: Routledge)
Jonathan Tonge (2004) The New Northern Irish Politics? (Basingstoke)
Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd (1996) The Dynamics of the Conflict in Northern Ireland: Power, Conflict and Emancipation (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press)