Ex-Combatants, Religion, and Peace in Northern Ireland
The Role of Religion in Transitional Justice
J Brewer author D Mitchell author G Leavey author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
Published:4th Feb '13
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Studies of Northern Ireland's ex-combatants ignore religion, while advocates of religious interventions in transitional justice exaggerate its influence. Using interview data with ex-combatants, this book explores religious influences upon violence and peace, and develops a model for evaluating the role of religion in transitional justice.
"This book is the first of its kind. There will no doubt be further studies and publications on the subject in the future but this important and much needed text will prove to be the reference point concerning religion and ex-combatants in Northern Ireland for students and academics for many years to come."
- Dave Magee Blog
"[This book's] main conclusions deserve to be widely disseminated and discussed."
- Dr Gladys Ganiel, Trinity College Dublin
"Based on 29 in-depth interviews with loyalists (part of the Protestant/unionist community) and republicans (part of the Catholic/nationalist community), this is the first major book to analyse the religious beliefs and practices of those who
engaged in violence, including their perceptions of how religion influenced them." - Marginalia
ISBN: 9781137299352
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 3648g
192 pages