Northern Ireland Conflict on the Margins of History - Protestant Memory on the Border

About the author

Kenneth Funston gained his doctorate in 2020 from Ulster University, with a thesis focusing on the minority Protestant population of County Fermanagh and republican violence. He has worked with victims of terrorism, speaking at many conferences and debates in order to highlight victims’ issues. His research examining the effects of republican violence on the border has appeared in publications such as the Financial Times and the Belfast News Letter.He has also worked collaboratively with Spanish representatives of victims of ETA terror, highlighting the similarity of issues faced by victims and survivors.

Cillian McGrattan lectures in politics at Ulster University. Awarded a PhD in 2008, his research has focused on dealing with the past in post-conflict situations, trauma and peacebuilding, transitional justice, and nationalism in Northern Ireland. He has published articles in Political Studies, The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, and Contemporary British History. Cillian has published a number of books including: Northern Ireland, 1968-2008 (Palgrave, 2010); The Northern Ireland Conflict (Oneworld, 2012); The Politics of Trauma and Peacebuilding (Routledge, 2016); and most recently, Anti-Sectarianism and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland (Palgrave 2024).

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Funston, Kenneth Mcgrattan Funston, Cillian Mcgrattan, McGrattan Cillian
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781805399919
• ISBN: 978-1-80539-991-9
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: Worlds of Memory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Northern Ireland, British & Irish history, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Cultural and media studies