Civic identity and public space: Belfast since 1780
Jun 2019 · Manchester University Press
Ebook
248
Pages
Tools
info
About this ebook
Civic identity and public space, focussing on Belfast, and bringing together the work of a historian and two social scientists, offers a new perspective on the sometimes lethal conflicts over parades, flags and other issues that continue to disrupt political life in Northern Ireland. It examines the emergence during the nineteenth century of the concept of public space and the development of new strategies for its regulation, the establishment, the new conditions created by the emergence in 1920 of a Northern Ireland state, of a near monopoly of public space enjoyed by Protestants and unionists, and the break down of that monopoly in more recent decades. Today policy makers and politicians struggle to devise a strategy for the management of public space in a divided city, while endeavouring to promote a new sense of civic identity that will transcend long-standing sectarian and political divisions.
Civic identity and public space, focussing on Belfast, and bringing together the work of a historian and two social scientists, offers a new perspective on the sometimes lethal conflicts over parades, flags and other issues that continue to disrupt political life in Northern Ireland. It examines ...
Discover more
About the author
Dominic Bryan is Professor in Anthropology at Queen’s University, Belfast
S.J. Connolly is Emeritus Professor of Irish History at Queen’s University, Belfast
John Nagle is Professor of Sociology at Queen's University, Belfast
Dominic Bryan is Professor in Anthropology at Queen’s University, Belfast
S.J. Connolly is Emeritus Professor of Irish History at Queen’s University, Belfast
John Nagle is Professor of Sociology at Queen's University, Belfast
Rate this ebook
Tell us what you think.
Reading information
Smartphones and tablets
Install the Google Play Books app for Android and iPad/iPhone. It syncs automatically with your account and allows you to read online or offline wherever you are.
Laptops and computers
You can listen to audiobooks purchased on Google Play using your computer's web browser.
eReaders and other devices
To read on e-ink devices like Kobo eReaders, you'll need to download a file and transfer it to your device. Follow the detailed Help Center instructions to transfer the files to supported eReaders.
