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Gettysburg College
Publication Date
Spring 2011
Abstract
This report is the outcome of a month long study of space and territory in North Belfast. Data was obtained by way of qualitative methods using focused interviews and mapping, within theoretical frameworks from sociology and human geography. Segregation, space, and demographic change are explored as factors of localized territorial conflict. This theory is applied to the Crumlin Road Gaol and Girdwood Barracks regeneration project in North Belfast, where the contentious issue of housing on the site has stalled other development. The research finds that these factors do play a role in the project and also seeks to explore the Girdwood project’s relationship to the current political climate in Northern Ireland, particularly the peace process. Recommendations for further research include the future of the project and other aspects including economics or the practicalities of cross-community relationships
Disciplines
Civic and Community Engagement | Demography, Population, and Ecology | Family, Life Course, and Society | Inequality and Stratification | Peace and Conflict Studies | Politics and Social Change | Social and Cultural Anthropology | Sociology
Recommended Citation
Fallon, Kyra, "“It’s Just Not That Simple:” Territory and Politics at Girdwood Park" (2011). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1094.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1094
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Demography, Population, and Ecology Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Inequality and Stratification Commons, Peace and Conflict Studies Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons
Program Name
Ireland: Transformation of Social and Political Conflict