Northern Ireland: Case Study I of Youth and Political Violence

Presenters

Peter Bryson
Programme Coordinator (Education), Save the Children, Northern Ireland

Title: “Alternative Approaches to Mainstream Education – The Dilemmas of Integrated Practice.”      Link to Abstract


Jim Clarke
Deputy Chief Executive & Head of School Planning and Development, Council for Catholic Maintained Schools

Title: “Merging from Conflict.”     Link to Abstract
           

Tony Gallagher
Professor of Education, Head of School, Queens University, Belfast

Title: “Celebrating Diversity or Lamenting Division: Education in Northern Ireland.”     Link to Abstract

Jeremy Harbison
Chair, Northern Ireland Social Care Council, Member, Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission
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Dame Joan Harbison
Chair, Age Concern NI, Civil Service Commissioner for NI, Member, Judicial Appointments Commission for NI

Title: “The Relevance of Research in Promoting the Well-being of Young People in Northern Ireland during the Troubles – Some Lessons.”     Link to Abstract

Martin McMullan
Assistant Director, Youth Work Strategy

Title: “The Role, Contribution and Challenges of Youth Work in Addressing Conflict and Violence in Northern Ireland.”     
Link to Abstract

Barney McNeany
Executive Director and Deputy CEO of the Early Years, Northern Ireland

Title: “The Role of a Children’s Rights Institute in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland, 2003 – 2007.”     Link to Abstract

Chuck Richardson
Director, Spirit of Enniskillen Trust, Northern Ireland

Title: “Peer-led Dialogue and Learning with Young People in DividedSchools and Communities.”     Link to Abstract

Nichola Rooney
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Clinical Psychology Services Manager, Royal Hospitals Belfast, Chair, Division of Clinical Psychology, Northern Ireland

Title: “‘The Elephant in the Room.’ How Has the Clinical Psychology Profession in Northern Ireland Responded to Meet the Psychological Needs of Children and Families Affected by the ‘Troubles’?”    Link to Abstract        

David Russell
Head of Communications and Education, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Title: “Separate or Integrated? Deciding Education Policy in a Divided Society.”     Link to Abstract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information

Center for the Study of
Youth & Political Violence
2110 Terrace Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916

Voice: 865–974–2269
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youthviolence@tennessee.edu