Gareth Mulvenna
Biographic Data
| ID | 5130929 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gareth Mulvenna |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gareth |
| FAMILY NAME | Mulvenna |
| SIGNATURE | MULVENNA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries
Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries is a new oral history of the loyalist backlash of the early 1970s in Northern Ireland. In the violent maelstrom of Belfast in 1971 and 1972 many young members of loyalist youth gangs known as ‘Tartans’ converged with fledgling paramilitary groups such as the Red Hand Commando, Ulster Volunteer Force and Young Citizen Volunteers. This fresh account focuses on the manner in which the loyalist community in Belfast rea…
The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants
This study explores the idea voiced by journalist Henry McDonald that the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist tribes of Ulster are '...the least fashionable community in Western Europe'. A cast of contrib
N orthern I reland Representation at W estminster
This article focuses on the issue of N orthern I reland's representation at W estminster. It investigates the political context of the decision to increase N orthern I reland's representation in the house of commons at W estminster from 12 members to 17 in 1978–9. Exploring this episode in more detail, it is argued, provides a more informed overall understanding of the history of devolution in the UK and of the way issues concerning N orthern I r…
The Protestant working class in Belfast
This paper explores and reassesses the issues of social decline, educational underachievement and civic erosion in relation to the Protestant working class in Belfast. Prior to the ‘Troubles’ the Protestant working class in Belfast had at its heart a civic-mindedness which was in tune with working-class communities across the UK at the time. This civic-mindedness encouraged the growth of extended communities and placed an importance on church att…
N orthern I reland Representation at W estminster
This article focuses on the issue of N orthern I reland's representation at W estminster. It investigates the political context of the decision to increase N orthern I reland's representation in the house of commons at W estminster from 12 members to 17 in 1978–9. Exploring this episode in more detail, it is argued, provides a more informed overall understanding of the history of devolution in the UK and of the way issues concerning N orthern I r…
The Protestant working class in Belfast
This paper explores and reassesses the issues of social decline, educational underachievement and civic erosion in relation to the Protestant working class in Belfast. Prior to the ‘Troubles’ the Protestant working class in Belfast had at its heart a civic-mindedness which was in tune with working-class communities across the UK at the time. This civic-mindedness encouraged the growth of extended communities and placed an importance on church att…
The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants
This study explores the idea voiced by journalist Henry McDonald that the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist tribes of Ulster are '...the least fashionable community in Western Europe'. A cast of contrib
N orthern I reland Representation at W estminster
This article focuses on the issue of N orthern I reland's representation at W estminster. It investigates the political context of the decision to increase N orthern I reland's representation in the house of commons at W estminster from 12 members to 17 in 1978–9. Exploring this episode in more detail, it is argued, provides a more informed overall understanding of the history of devolution in the UK and of the way issues concerning N orthern I r…
Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries
Tartan Gangs and Paramilitaries is a new oral history of the loyalist backlash of the early 1970s in Northern Ireland. In the violent maelstrom of Belfast in 1971 and 1972 many young members of loyalist youth gangs known as ‘Tartans’ converged with fledgling paramilitary groups such as the Red Hand Commando, Ulster Volunteer Force and Young Citizen Volunteers. This fresh account focuses on the manner in which the loyalist community in Belfast rea…
Irish and British Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · History (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · northern ireland (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)