Dealing with the Legacy of Ethnic Conflict

Confronting ‘Othering’ through Transformative Adult Education—A Northern Ireland Case Study

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8071716
AutoresCathal Mcmanus (0000-0003-2266-410X, Queen's University Belfast, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Volumen16
Número4
Páginas411-429
Fecha de publicación2016-06-14
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnopolitics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-9057 • E-ISSN: 1744-9065
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17449057.2016.1190142
OpenAlexW2434940451
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas12
Referencias citadas33

Despite its peace process, Northern Ireland remains a deeply divided society. The legacy of a 30-year conflict has ensured that the state continues to be prone to outbreaks of violence over contentious issues such as Orange Order parading and the flying of national flags. This paper argues that in order to address this legacy, there is a need to confront the Othering processes that have helped to generate and sustain division. It will argue that programmes of adult education can play an important role in helping the conflicting groups to reimagine their ‘exclusive’ notions of the nation to one capable of incorporating the Other

Ethnic group · FLAGS register · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Gender Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Religious Education and Schools