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Summary Summary
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Introduction Introduction
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The political landscape The political landscape
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Setting the scene Setting the scene
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The politics of peacebuilding The politics of peacebuilding
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Community activism during the period of overt violence: 1968–94 Community activism during the period of overt violence: 1968–94
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What approaches worked for communities during the violent conflict? What approaches worked for communities during the violent conflict?
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Activism following the 1994 ceasefires: community development and peacebuilding Activism following the 1994 ceasefires: community development and peacebuilding
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Activism with and by victims/survivors Activism with and by victims/survivors
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Activism with and by political ex-prisoners and ex-combatants Activism with and by political ex-prisoners and ex-combatants
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Community action and peacebuilding in areas experiencing development shadow Community action and peacebuilding in areas experiencing development shadow
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The programme implementation The programme implementation
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The animation and development phase The animation and development phase
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Addressing inter-community issues Addressing inter-community issues
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Note Note
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References References
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10 Community-based action in Northern Ireland: activism in a violently contested society
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Published:November 2022
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Abstract
The chapter considers community development practice in Northern Ireland/the North of Ireland – where even the appellation is contested. The political context and landscape are described to offer a context for the community development and conflict transformation approaches adopted over some five decades. The author examines the politics of peacebuilding as well as outlining community development practice at various phases of the conflict and emergence from overt violence. She also focuses specifically on learning drawn from work undertaken by, and with, victims/survivors of the violence and political ex-prisoners. The chapter also offers an insight into how development work was undertaken with those communities that were in danger of being ‘left behind’ in terms of community organising. The sensitive and difficult work of addressing inter-community divisions is also described, with an examination of the application of Putnam’s theory of social capital (bonding, bridging and linking) to frame the important task of building relationships among divided communities. The chapter concludes with some pointers for funding organisations that are interested in resourcing community development approaches to peacebuilding.
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