The ethics of silence: Action research, community ‘truth-telling’ and post-conflict transition in the North of Ireland

Action Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-64

  Lundy, Patricia ^a   Mcgovern, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b EDGE HILL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

action research; community truth telling ; ethics; North of Ireland; political conflict

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247652681     PISSN: 14767503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1476750306060542     Document Type: Article

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