RT Article
T1 ‘Ending the silence’: addressing the legacy of displacement in Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’
JF International journal of transitional justice
VO 15
IS 1
SP 108
OP 127
A1 Gilmartin, Niall
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1845390016
AB Though transitional justice measures are increasingly used to address displacement, particularly restitution programmes and truth-telling initiatives, the issue of addressing the long-term impact of displacement on individuals, communities and wider society represents significant challenges for peacebuilding processes. Based on in-depth interviews with those who suffered displacement in Northern Ireland’s ‘Troubles’, this article seeks to explore the marginalized and often silenced narratives of those displaced, shedding light on the multi-layered short- and long-term harms and consequences of displacement for individuals, families and community relations. The article’s argument is twofold: first, that experiences of displacement should be considered as a form of conflict-related harm and trauma and those displaced recognized as victims. And second, that ‘storytelling’ and other bottom-up acknowledgement projects are seen by victims and survivors as an effective vehicle to ‘break’ the silence, end the denial and advance their pursuit of recognition and acknowledgement.
K1 Displacement
K1 Northern Ireland
K1 Legacy
K1 Transitional Justice
K1 The Troubles
DO 10.1093/ijtj/ijaa027