SAMPLE SCHEDULE
This is a sample of the types of readings that will be assigned. Students should consult Moodle for more specific assignments.
Weeks 1-4 – History, 1921-Present
Week 1 – Establishment of the State
- Revolution in the popular imagination - Pearse, Michael Collins, Fields of Athenrye
- Tonge Ch. 1,2
- Ferriter Ch. 1, 2
- AI, research and academic honesty
- Reflection 1 – Michael Collins film and the creation of Northern Ireland
Week 2 – Discrimination and Civil Rights
- Tonge Ch. 3,4
- Ferriter Ch. 3
Week 3 – Troubles
- Ferriter Ch. 4
- Tonge Ch. 4
- Reflection 2 – Belfast film and the Troubles
Week 4 – Troubles and Writing political history
- Tonge Ch. 5, 6
- Ferriter Ch. 5
Weeks 5-7 – Peace and Reconciliation
Week 5 –Conflict management in divided societies
- Zartman I.W., Alfredson T. “Negotiating with Terrorists and the Tactical Question” In: I William Zartman: A Pioneer in Conflict Management and Area Studies (2019).
- Zartman I.W., “Dynamics and Constraints in Negotiating Internal Conflicts”, In: I William Zartman: A Pioneer in Conflict Management and Area Studies (2019)
- Tonge Ch. 9, 10
- Ferriter Ch. 6
Week 6 – Peacebuilding, Transitional Justice, The Good Friday Agreement Midterm
- Lijphart, Arend. “Constitutional Design for Divided Societies”, Journal of Democracy (2004, pp. 96-109).
- Hammond-Callaghan, M. “‘Peace Women’, Gender and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: From Reconciliation and Political Inclusion to Human Rights and Human Security.” Building Peace in Northern Ireland (pp. 93-110)
- Roulston, Bill and Finnuoala Ni Aolainn, “Colonialism, Redress and Transitional Justice: Ireland and Beyond” State Crime Journal (2018, pp. 323-348).
- Tonge Ch. 10-14
Week 7 – Conscociationalism in Ireland
- Excerpts from Taylor, Rupert, ed. Conscociational Theory (London, 2009).
- Dixon, P., “Power-Sharing in Deeply Divided Societies: Consociationalism and Sectarian Authoritarianism”, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (2020, pp. 117-127)
- Excerpts from McGarry, John, ed. Northern Ireland and the Divided World: Post-Agreement Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective (London, 2001).
The comparative aspect - Weeks 8-10
Week 8 – Comparative aspects, Other lenses
- Excerpts from McGarry, John, ed. Northern Ireland and the Divided World: Post-Agreement Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective (London, 2001).
- Hammond-Callaghan, M. ‘Peace Women’, Gender and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland: From Reconciliation and Political Inclusion to Human Rights and Human Security.” Building Peace in Northern Ireland (pp. 93-110).
- Gilligan, Chris and Susan Ball, “Fractures, Foreigners and Fitting In: Exploring Attitudes towards Immigration and Integration in ‘Post-Conflict’ Northern Ireland”. In: Migration and Divided Societies (London, 2014).
- Reflection 3 – Long Day's Journey into Night and widening the lens of peace building
Week 9 – Case studies -
- Conclusion, Knox, Colin and Padraic Quirk, Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, Israel and South Africa (London, 2000).
- Excerpts from McGarry, John, ed. Northern Ireland and the Divided World: Post-Agreement Northern Ireland in Comparative Perspective (London, 2001).
- Ni Ceallaghain, Orla, “Northern Ireland and Israel-Palestine: Spoilers and the Politics of Inclusion” Politikon (2010, pp. 50-65)
- Introduction, Knox, Colin and Padraic Quirk, Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland, Israel and South Africa (London, 2000).
Week 10 –Peace moving forward
- Tonge Ch. 15
- Excerpts from Ashe, Fidelma, Gender, Nationalism and Conflict Transformation: New Themes and Old Problems and Northern Ireland Politics (London, 2019).
- Excerpts from Biggar, N. (ed.), Burying the Past: Making Peace and Doing Justice After Civil Conflict (Georgetown, 2003)
- Final paper - proposals
Brexit - Weeks 11-13
Week 11 – Voting Brexit
- Ferriter Ch. 7
- Connelly, E., “Brexit and the Irish Border” European Journal of Legal Studies (2019, pp. 153-186).
- McCann, G. & Paul Hainsworth, “Brexit and Northern Ireland: the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union”, Irish Political Studies, (2017 pp. 327-342)
- Murphy, M.C., “Northern Ireland and Brexit: where sovereignty and stability collide?”, Journal of Contemporary European Studies, (2021, pp. 405-418)
- 10-minute conferences
Week 12 – Brexit, Northern Ireland and the EU
- How to Write a Literature Review
- Working Papers on Brexit by the Brexit Institute at Dublin City College
- Tonge, Jonathan. “The Impact and Consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland” European Parliament Briefing Paper (2017).
- The United Kingdom’s Exit from and new Partnership with the European Union - British White Paper (2017).
Week 13
- Reading TBA
- Draft due
- Draft workshop
Week 14
- Reading TBA
- Revision Workshop
- Revision Workshop reflection
Finals Week
Presentation of research