Sectarian and Nonsectarian Violence: Mothers' Appraisals of Political Conflict in Northern Ireland

Peace and Conflict

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 343-366

  Taylor, Laura K ^a   Merrilees, Christine E ^a   Campbell, Andrea ^b   Shirlow, Peter ^c   Cairns, Ed ^b   Goeke Morey, Marcie C ^d   Schermerhorn, Alice C ^a   Cummings, E Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PEACE PROCESS; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SECURITY THREAT; VIOLENCE;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859093522     PISSN: 10781919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10781919.2011.610199     Document Type: Article

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