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Lecturer in Community and Youth Studies and Sociology. Formerly based at University of Ulster in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Before teaching I was a Community Worker on anti-sectarian projects in Belfast.
(See my biography page for more information).
Publications:
| The Search for Identity in the Face of Diversity: The Case of the Protestant 'Loyalist' Community of Northern Ireland | |||
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In the aftermath of 'paramilitary' ceasefires in Northern Ireland economic development has meant a 'new' set of social arrangements. The 'Loyalist' community perceive this as a 'threat' to be resisted. |
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| Reflexive Modernisation, Existential Anxiety and Sense of Identity: An Exploration of ‘Perceived’ Identity in Crisis | |||
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Often when past 'certainties' are eroded in any society by 'eruptive' change, communal response may take the form of 'emotional' mass 'existential anxiety' and uncertainty about sense of identity. |
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| ‘Organic Intellectuals’ as Catalysts of Change: Working with Young People in Conflict and Post Conflict Environments | |||
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This paper is an examination of the role of 'organic intellectuals', their 'struggles' and strategies in working with young people in conflict and post conflict environments. |
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| The Alienation and Radicalisation of Youth: A ‘New Moral Panic’? | |||
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Following recent local and global events young people have been identified as being 'groomed' to carry out acts of violence. The relationship between alienation and radicalisation will be explored. |
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| Confronting Segregation: Lessons from Developmental Community Youth Work Practice in Conflict Societies | |||
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Increasing communal segregation in a divided world results in ‘spiralling’ violence against the ‘other’.This paper examines aspects of positive practice in developmental community youth work in promoting social cohesion/integration. |
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