The Republican movement, ‘disappearing’ and framing the past in Northern Ireland

Despite a rich body of research on the conflict and peace process in Northern Ireland, the ‘disappearances’ carried out by Republican armed groups have so far escaped scrutiny. In this article I examine how the Republican movement has framed the rationale behind ‘disappearing’ as a rational response...

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Main Author: Dempster, Lauren (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: International journal of transitional justice
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 250-271
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