Inquiring into Collusion? Collusion, the State and the Management of Truth Recovery in Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009136 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Mcgovern (0000-0001-5890-5425, Edge Hill University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2013-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | State Crime Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-6056 • E-ISSN: 2046-6064 |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/statecrime.2.1.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W124883815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article critically examines the issue of collusion as part of truth recovery and post-conflict transition in Northern Ireland. As state crime, collusion involves state agents (military, intelligence, police) engaging with non-state agents in wrongful acts often of (or linked to) non-state political violence. A key element of the conflict in the North, and a contentious dimension of post-conflict transitional justice, collusion is also understood as exemplifying the “state of exception” (Agamben 2005) and state practices of denial (Cohen 2001). After characterizing the nature and role of collusion, the article critically analyses the record of various official truth recovery mechanisms established since 1998, in re-investigating cases of alleged collusion by focussing on particular cases (most involving allegation of collusion with loyalists). Ultimately, it is argued, though important information about collusion has been revealed, current processes constitute the state management of truth recovery and illuminate the limits and nature of state practice in dealing with state violence and state crime
Allegation · Business · Collusion · Criminology · Denial · Law and economics · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Political Theology and Sovereignty · Psychology
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The State of Exception
The Dilemma of Democracy
The United Nations commission on human rights
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In the Full Glare of English Politics
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Truth, Justice and Dealing with the Legacy of the Past in Northern Ireland, 1998–2008
A Trojan Horse? Unionism, Trust and Truth-telling in Northern Ireland
Paradoxes and challenges of transitional justice at the ‘local’ level
The role of the historical adviser and the Bloody Sunday Tribunal
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,55 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |