The EU Peace II Fund and the International Fund for Ireland

Nurturing Cross-Community Contact and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

Bibliographic Data

ID3948435
AuthorsSeán Byrne (0000-0002-7964-6386, University of Manitoba, corresponding author), Jobb Arnold (Department of Justice), Eyob Fissuh (University of Manitoba), Katerina Standish (0000-0001-9979-0708, University of Manitoba), Cynthia Irvin (University of Manitoba), Pauline Tennent (0000-0002-4840-4202, Department of Justice)
Year2009
Volume14
Issue4
Pages630-652
Publication date2009-11-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650040903141323
OpenAlexW2086193907
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Economic aid is one component of peacebuilding that has been given increasing prominence in its ability to build both sustainable peace and development. This article analyses the impact of economic aid on peacebuilding initiatives, looking at the case study of Northern Ireland. Through qualitative and quantitative data analysis, this article addresses whether international economic assistance is able to target the structural forces that have been known to exacerbate ethnic conflicts, and points to both its successes and failures in the perception of the civilian population

Civilian population · Economic growth · Economics · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Northern ireland · Peacebuilding · Political science · Population · Sociology · Cambodian History and Society · Irish and British Studies · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Public Administration