Civil Society Leaders’ Experiences of Peacebuilding in Londonderry/Derry City, Northern Ireland
Transforming Cultural and Psychological Barriers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12448016 |
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| Authors | Leonardo Luna (0000-0002-4641-6496, Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana, corresponding author), Seán Byrne (0000-0002-7964-6386, Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1082-7307 |
| Publisher | Nova Southeastern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.46743/1082-7307/2021.1745 |
| OpenAlex | W4213230436 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
This article reviews the empirical data the second author collected from 120 semi-structured interviews with the leaders of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and funding agency development officers conducted during the summer of 2010 in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties. The research explores 44 Derry City respondents' experiences and perceptions regarding external economic aid in the Northern Ireland peace process. To this end, this article explores the role of economic aid from the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and the European Union (EU) Peace and Reconciliation or Peace 3 Fund in engaging with civil society in transforming psychological and cultural barriers towards building sustainable peace in Londonderry or Derry City. Themes emerged inductively from data. It includes the CSO leaders' and funding agency development officers' perspectives on building peace and both funds' impact on the Northern Ireland peacebuilding process. CSO leaders and funding agency development officers acknowledge the importance of external economic assistance support in development and forging cross-community contact projects. The interviewees also highlighted issues related to political participation, community competitiveness, and psychological barriers that emerge from CSOs working with both programs. Some of the conclusions are related to broadened peace process interventions to a multi-articulated approach that includes different areas of peacebuilding intervention
Agency (philosophy · Civil society · Northern ireland · Peacebuilding · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Social science · Sociology · International Development and Aid · Peacebuilding and International Security · Religion, Society, and Development · Law · Public Administration
Economic Assistance to Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Community-Based Projects in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties
Transforming Conflict through Social and Economic Development
Constitutional Reform in Northern Ireland
A shared common sense
Cross‐Community Contact, Perceived Status Differences, and Intergroup Attitudes in Northern Ireland
Consociational and Civic Society Approaches to Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland
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