Cheryl Lawther

Truth, Denial and Transition

Northern Ireland and the Contested Past

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Truth, Denial and Transition addresses the ways in which the process of truth recovery in post-conflict societies is challenged and contested.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781138944893
• ISBN-10: 1138944890
• Artikelnr.: 42741825

Autorenporträt

Cheryl Lawther is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast. Her article: "Securing' the Past: Policing and the Contest over Truth in Northern Ireland', British Journal of Criminology, 2010, 50, 3: 455-473 was awarded the Brian Williams Article Prize by the British Society of Criminology in July 2011, in recognition of the best article by a 'new' scholar.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword (Professor Kieran Mcevoy)
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
CHAPTER 2: Truth
Denial And Blamelessness
CHAPTER 3: Truth
Politics And Victimhood
CHAPTER 4: Truth
Trust And (Re-)Writing The Past
CHAPTER 5: Truth
Confidence And Loyalty
CHAPTER 6: Truth
Sacrifice And Betrayal
CHAPTER 7: Conclusion: Truth
Transition And Political Responsibility
Appendix: List Of Interviewees
Bibliography