Who are the Victims? Victimhood Experiences in Postagreement Northern Ireland

Political Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 857-886

  Ferguson, Neil ^a   Burgess, Mark ^b   Hollywood, Ian ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL HOPE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Northern Ireland; Peace building; Political violence; Trauma; Victims

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449259053     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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