The Order of Victimhood Violence, Hierarchy and Building Peace in Northern Ireland

The Order of Victimhood Violence, Hierarchy and Building Peace in Northern Ireland / by Sarah E. Jankowitz.

This book explores how the construction and contestation of victims in societies emerging from conflict impact processes of peacebuilding. It locates its inquiry in Northern Ireland where highly politicized, unresolved narratives of violence and a so-called ‘hierarchy of victims’ illuminate inherent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jankowitz, Sarah E. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Compromise after Conflict
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Victimology.
Peace.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Violence.
Crime.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Victimhood, Violence and Northern Ireland
  • 2. Dealing with the Past
  • 3. The Social Construction of Victimhood and Complex Victims
  • 4. The Victim-Perpetrator Paradigm
  • 5. Hierarchies of Victims
  • 6. Hierarchies, Division and Exclusion
  • 7. Conclusion: Towards Thicker Reconciliation.

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