A Trojan Horse? Unionism, Trust and Truth-telling in Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8079805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | P Lundy (University of Ulster, corresponding author), Mark Mcgovern (0000-0001-5890-5425, Edge Hill University) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 42-62 |
| Publication date | 2007-11-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Transitional Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1752-7716 • E-ISSN: 1752-7724 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ijtj/ijm029 |
| OpenAlex | W2109388174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
The aim of this article is to examine the relationship between trust, testimony and truth recovery processes as part of post-conflict transition. The paper uses the case study of unionist attitudes toward a community-based truth-telling project in Northern Ireland to demonstrate the impact an absence of trust can have upon what the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur has described as the ‘space of controversy’ that emerges between the ‘certification’ and the ‘accreditation’ of testimony. The paper suggests such distrust is a legacy, not only of conflict, but also of the particular circumstances of transition and the specific mechanisms of truth recovery adopted. Ultimately the paper argues for a holistic, community-centred approach towards truth-telling and raises issues relevant to other violently divided societies undergoing transition and grappling with ways in which to deal with the legacy of political conflict
Ethnology · Media studies · Northern ireland · Political science · Sociology · Trojan horse · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Irish and British Studies · Political Theology and Sovereignty
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| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2024 (17) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |