Tag Archives: Women and Peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

The most watched drama on the BBC for 20 years,The Fall, is about a serial killer in Belfast who murders and ‘poses’ his women victims in the nude. Is the violence gratuitous, or does it capture the current post-conflict mood and mindset of Belfast? “You are a slave to your desires, you have no control at all, you are weak, impotent, you think you are some kind of artist, but you are not… you try to dignify what you do, …

The work of peace building is still ongoing in Northern Ireland. International media, when they accept a simplified story whereby the conflict often called the ‘Troubles’ has ended, can overlook this reality. Yet the upsurge of civil unrest played out in the flag protests since December 2012 and the recent row over the On the Run revelations demonstrate that the peace process is far from being complete, and there are signs that it is regressing. The recent arrest of Gerry …