The price of peace: the personal and financial cost of paramilitary punishments in Northern Ireland

Nolan, Patrick; McPherson, Jenny; McKeown, Robin V; Díaz, Hermógenes; Wilson, Denise

doi:10.1016/s0020-1383(99)00197-7

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“…Surgeons in the fracture clinic at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, for example, report that 'following the cessation of violence there has been an increase in the level of injuries occurring in those undergoing paramilitary punishment' (our emphasis) (Nolan et al, 1999). Their study of treating victims showed that those who had been shot with pistols, resulting in open injuries, suffered much less damage to soft tissue and bones than those who had been beaten.…”

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Establishing research legitimacy in the contested political ground of contemporary Northern Ireland

Knox

2001

Qualitative Research

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Abstract:Despite the plethora of literature on the macro politics of Northern Ireland, there is a dearth of material on grassroots activity, in particular the dynamic between communities and paramilitary groups which enforce 'law and order' in working class areas. Political progress in the form of the Belfast Agreement (1998) has overshadowed the ongoing level of violence at the micro level and the voice of victims remains unheard in the search to attain a greater goal -a long-term political and constitutional settlement. This paper examines the methodological difficulties in establishing research legitimacy in the contested political arenas of Northern Ireland.It considers issues of access, establishing the researchers' bona fides, openness and transparency, language and personal security, and offers some insights into research in sensitive topics.

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