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The '2002 Peace Process' in the Sri Lankan media : comparing Sinhalese, Tamil and English editorial discourse in the national newspapers
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2007)This case study analyses how three widely read national daily newspapers in Sri Lanka presented and framed the origins and ongoing development of the Norwegian-sponsored 2002 “Peace process” between the Sri Lankan government ... -
The 2005 PRSP and the survival strategies of border communities in post-conflict Sierra Leone
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)The methods in this piece of research include field and desk work. Field work was undertaken for a total of five months in Sierra Leone and consists of a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative ... -
The ethics of the EU border regime : an argument for consequentialist cosmopolitanism
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2014)This thesis titled “The Ethics of the European Union Border regime: an argument for consequentialist cosmopolitanism” has been developed through a reflection on the experiences of Third country nationals from developing ... -
The moral structure of war : the functional utility of the principle of discrimination
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)This dissertation sets out to conduct a utilitarian analysis of the moral-legal principles of warfare and more specifically to uncover the functional utility of the moral principle of distinction. The dissertation is ... -
The Northern Ireland model of consociational power-sharing is more successful in creating democracy in deeply divided societies than the integrative power-sharing model in South Africa
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)Northern Ireland and South Africa are both noted as well know examples of consociational and integrative power-sharing. Both of these countries are used as models for other ethnically divided countries to follow to bring ... -
The Promise in Palestine? Examining the applicability of the transformative mediation framework in a non-Western context
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2011)"The Promise in Palestine? Examining the Applicability of the Transformative Mediation Framework in a non-Western Context" focuses on broadening the study of Transformative Mediation Framework (TMF) to investigate its potential ... -
The Theology of Alexander Knox (1757-1831)
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2012)This thesis describes and analyses the theology of the Irish Anglican layman, Alexander Knox (1757-1831), which is here for the first time explored in depth. The method it uses is historical, focusing on Knox’s published ... -
Theology of dialogue : Trinitarian approach
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2009)The work introduces dialogue as a mode of human being that had initially been presented by Buber and his followers from a very human perspective. People always exist personally, in a dialogical realm which was viewed by ... -
Toward a conceptual framework for arts-based peacebuilding : the contributions of nonscripted theater(sic) and hip hop music
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2010)Various approaches to research are engaged dynamically and according to the unique challenges presented by developing a framework for understanding how the arts contribute to peace. The principal research methods of this ... -
Toward the Heart and Art of Peacebuilding: The Role of Engaged Theatre in Post-Conflict Transition in Northern Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religions,Theology & Ecumenics. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2018)This thesis explores the role of engaged theatre in peacebuilding through the lens of conflict transformation theory. With Northern Ireland as the context, it examines how engaged theatre creates spaces where difficult ... -
Transformational theology in a context of division : examining Belfast's separation barriers through a theological lens of idolatry
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2013)This dissertation addresses two central, interrelated questions. The first question is: How might a transformational theology be formulated that Is Informed equally by the legacy of Latin American liberation theology ... -
Undocumented migrants and the hegemonic ideology of the system of territorial states : a critical analysis of ideological contention in Irish Christians' moral imagination
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2013)States respond punitively to those who cross their borders without authorisation. Consequently the human rights of undocumented migrants, often including the right to life itself, are systemically denied them. Every year, ... -
'Une paix precaire' Promoting local ownership using adaptive approaches. The case study of of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2023)In the early 2000s, almost ten years after its institutionalisation in 'Agenda for Peace' by Boutros Ghali (1992), peacebuilding entered into a crisis (Wiuff Moe and Stepputat 2018, 294) . The failure of ongoing and past ... -
The Wandering Minstrels of Compassion: Tracing the Role of Women's Grassroots Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland and Kashmir
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2024)Nandini Gupta Women's role in peacebuilding is often internationally lauded: for example, in the UN's Women, Peace and Security Agenda UNSCR 1325. But the questions as to why women mobilise for peace, what they contribute ... -
THE WEST BANK BARRIER AS A CANVAS FOR POLITICAL EXPRESSION: THE DIALECTIC BETWEEN LOCAL PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE AND INTERNATIONAL GRAFFITI TOURISM
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2023)Arguably the most notorious symbol of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the West Bank Barrier. The barrier and its negative impact on Palestinian life have been protested by Palestinians, Israeli activists, and ... -
Winning the peace, losing the state? Organised crime, governance and liberal peacebuilding in post-war Mozambique
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Religion. Irish School of Ecumenics, 2021)Good governance and the rule of law have long been considered core components of the liberal peace paradigm, alongside interventions such as opening economies to market forces, reshaping states in line with Western liberal ... -
Women's peacebuilding iniatives in the Benue Valley, Nigeria : gender, fundamental human needs and conflict resolution
(Irish School of Ecumenics, 2014)In this research, I investigate and provide a multi-disciplinary scholarly analysis of four grassroots groups of women peacebuilding in the multi-communal Benue Valley, Nigeria (BVN): to offer analysis of the causes of ...