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Commemoration as Conflict S. McDowell

Commemoration as Conflict By S. McDowell

Commemoration as Conflict by S. McDowell

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McDowell and Braniff explore the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to unpack the ways in which the practices of memory and commemoration influence efforts to bring armed conflict to an end and whether it can even reactivate conflict as political circumstances change.

Commemoration as Conflict Summary

Commemoration as Conflict: Space, Memory and Identity in Peace Processes by S. McDowell

McDowell and Braniff explore the relationship between commemoration and conflict in societies which have engaged in peace processes, attempting to unpack the ways in which the practices of memory and commemoration influence efforts to bring armed conflict to an end and whether it can even reactivate conflict as political circumstances change.

About S. McDowell

Sara McDowell is a Lecturer in Human Geography at the University of Ulster, UK. Her research focuses on the geography of memory and conflict in divided and transitional societies including Northern Ireland, South Africa, Israel/Palestine, Sri Lanka, the former Yugoslavia and the Basque Country. Her current research focuses on the dynamics of commemorative-related violence.

Maire Braniff is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Ulster, UK. Her areas of expertise include conflict resolution, peace mediation and peace agreements. She is the author of Integrating the Balkans: From Conflict to Integration (2011) and co-author of the Democratic Unionist Party: From Power to Protest.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Landscapes of Commemoration: The Relationship between Memory, Identity and Space 3. The Promise of Peace 4. A War by other Means? Commemorating Conflict in the New Northern Ireland 5. Contested Visions: Memory, Space and Identity in the Basque Country 6. Challenging the Boundaries of the Sri Lankan State: Memory-work and the Battle to Belong 7. An Intractable Conflict and an Irreconcilable past: Contesting the 'Other' through Commemoration in Israel/Palestine 8. Preserving the Past and Shielding the Future: Political Memories in the Former Yugoslav Countries 9. 'Till Jesus Comes Again': Consolidating Narratives of the Liberation Struggle in Post-apartheid South Africa Conclusion

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NLS9781349324194
9781349324194
1349324191
Commemoration as Conflict: Space, Memory and Identity in Peace Processes by S. McDowell
S. McDowell
Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies
New
Paperback
Palgrave Macmillan
2014-01-01
216
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