Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict
The Centre was established within the School of Politics and International Studies in January 1998 to promote research on societies that are or have been deeply divided in terms of their ethnic and national identities. The Centre's location, Northern Ireland, itself is a striking example of such a deeply divided society. The city of Belfast provides an especially appropriate setting for the study of the problems that a deep division in society gives rise to, even in the conditions of relative peace that have prevailed since 1994 (when the major paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland proclaimed ceasefires).
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