Victimhood, identity, and agency in the early phase of the troubles in Northern Ireland

Identities

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-320

  Rosland, Sissel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Agency; Gender; Identity; Internment; Northern Ireland; Suffering; Victimhood

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL DISCOURSE; VIOLENCE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67650296726     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702890902861297     Document Type: Article

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