Winning the peace in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland has made considerable progress in securing the peace after decades of violence, however, much work remains to be done.
Beyond the wall
Will the children beyond the wall ever get a nice place to play? If they could see through the wall would they want what the... Read More
Northern Ireland’s incomplete peace – young feminists speak out
Organising around a belief in feminism’s ability to articulate and represent visions of peace and politics, a new generation of feminists is emerging to challenge... Read More
Northern Ireland – a transformative strategy for women, peace and security
Moving beyond the paralysing difference of opinion about whether the ‘Troubles’ in Northern Ireland constituted an armed conflict, women peacebuilders have produced a strategic guide... Read More
Palestinian flags in Derry and Sarajevo – solidarity through representation
Victimhood is a powerful motivator of acts of solidarity. It is, therefore, more important than ever to understand and explain the role of symbols and... Read More
Women in Northern Ireland – sharing the learning
In the last two years, more than 600 women peacebuilders have met on a cross-community and cross-border basis to share their experiences of working for... Read More
Post-Haass Northern Ireland and the future of Irish republicanism
Flags, parades and the past cannot be easily disentangled from the high levels of social discontent that currently exist. However, there is no reason why... Read More
The insistence of absence – the legacy of the McGurk’s bar bombing
The issue of how best to deal with the legacy of the past – if at all – continues to be a contested issue in... Read More
Republican Youth and ‘brave decisions’ in post-conflict (Northern) Ireland
Northern Ireland requires a new political leadership in order to make tangible progress on the problems that continue to frustrate the attainment of ‘positive’ peace,... Read More
Attitudes to peace walls – key findings
TransConflict is pleased to present the key findings of research into attitudes to peace walls in Northern Ireland, which show that more than three quarters... Read More
Northern Ireland – attitudes to peace walls
In 2012 a research team based at the University of Ulster successfully applied for research funding to the Office of the First Minister and Deputy... Read More
The long war gets longer – the campaign of violent dissident republicans
Recent violent activity from dissident republicans poses real threats to Northern Ireland - which is often held-up as an exemplary case study of building sustainable peace - yet why does it persist given that it is unlikely to establish a thirty-two county republic?
The Window in the Wall
‘The Window in the Wall’ is a planned feature-length documentary filmabout the extraordinary stories of ordinary people, and their efforts to create windows in the physical and internal walls that divide them in Northern Ireland.
