“Doing Peace”: The Role of Ex-Political Prisoners in Violence Prevention Initiatives in Northern Ireland

Joyce, Carmel; Lynch, Orla

doi:10.1080/1057610x.2016.1253990

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“…Jamieson and Grounds (2002) refer to a “community of experience” in ex-prisoner populations, referring to this as being a source of solidarity and common understanding because of a sense of “shared experience”. This is a similar finding to that of Joyce and Lynch (2017).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Former political prisoners in Northern Ireland have become actively involved in the peace process, transforming themselves from paramilitaries to peacemakers (McEvoy et al , 2004), and there is evidence that this can be a successful strategy, ex-prisoners can be successful in both retaining their original views regarding the status of Northern Ireland, but realise that there are peaceful means of obtaining what they want (Joyce and Lynch, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland

Hunt

Willis

2022

JFP

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of prison experience in ex-political prisoners in Northern Ireland in the context of changing and conflicting master narratives. Design/methodology/approach A series of nine interviews were conducted with Loyalist and Republican political ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland. Eight were male and one was female. All had been in prison for substantial sentences relating to the Troubles. Findings This study highlighted the challenges faced by political ex-prisoners regarding the changing conflicting master narratives in Northern Ireland and identified how they deal with these challenges. The participants adapted to post-conflict society by attempting to understand and make sense of their experiences, including justifying their actions as appropriate for the era and identifying positive changes in society resulting from the conflict. Research limitations/implications A narrative approach can be beneficial for understanding the experiences of political ex-prisoners. It enables a theoretical perspective to look not only at the personal but also at social elements of why people behave as they do. The findings demonstrate that political ex-prisoners do have different experiences to non-political ex-prisoners. The sample size was small and was drawn from a specific group of political ex-prisoners who were actively seeking reconciliation. The findings may be different for other groups. Practical implications A narrative approach can help the practitioner understand the context in which a person lives; ex-political prisoners may be very different from ordinary ex-prisoners because of the context in which they were imprisoned and the reasons for which they were imprisoned. They are likely to continue with the narrative of the conflict they fought in and may still have the same aims (e.g. Northern Ireland to become part of Ireland), though they may or may not believe in the same means. These are issues that should be discussed and elaborated when working with ex-political prisoners. Social implications The master narratives active in the society into which the political ex-prisoner is released may impact the success or otherwise of their re-integration into society. Originality/value Understanding the role of conflicting master narratives in dealing with the implications of being an ex-political prisoner.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland

Hunt

Willis

2022

JFP

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“…The research indicated a reluctance on the part of the participants to accept the genuine repentance of former combatants. However, learning from other post-conflict research may suggest alternatives methods for improving trust such as the inclusion of a truth and reconciliation approach (as in the context of Northern Ireland) (Ferguson, 2016;Joyce and Lynch, 2017) to change this narrative. This may involve a dialogue between the deradicalized and affected members of the community and this may be applied within Nigerian reintegration programmes.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In addition, drawing from the positive role former combatants could play in the community might prove helpful. Notable examples include Northern Ireland which tends to suggest that former extremists might play a constructive role on the community by preventing youths that are at-risk from radicalizing or engaging in extremist groups (Joyce and Lynch, 2017). It has also been argued that engaging with former extremists might also help provide important access to radicalized parts of society that other actors may find challenging to connect with (Joyce and Lynch, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Rethinking reintegration in Nigeria: community perceptions of former Boko Haram combatants

Ike

Singh

Jidong

et al. 2021

Third World Quarterly

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Lecturer in Criminology and Policing with research interests and specialism on terrorism, counterterrorism, and peacebuilding in post conflict context. She is also a recipient of the 2018 best article award from the British International Studies Association Royal African Society Postgraduate paper prize. Tarela have also published on areas concerning reintegration in post conflict settings. Tarela have also been involved in research that informs government policies. b Senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations with research interests largely in Criminology, International terrorism and corruption in war-torn contexts. Danny's studies include mechanisms of crime control within indigenous environments, namely in developing and war-torn contexts. Danny's research also spans other criminology-related disciplines. These include international terrorism and human rights. It also includes criminology related to police corruption, state corruption and methods of crime control. c Lecturer in Psychology with expertise on mental health within the African and Caribbean contexts. Dung's PhD research also received accolades such as the 2017 and 2018 Delegates Choice Poster Winner at the British Psychological Society (BPS) Annual Conferences in Brighton and Nottingham UK. d Senior lecturer in Youth Works with research interests on youth justice, culture, identity and belonging. Sean has developed key specialisms in a range of topics, including Youth Work Practice, Childhood and Youth Studies. Sean has also been engaged in systematic review concerning reintegration in post-conflict settings. e Research Assistant with expertise in data retrieval, and literature synthesis. Evangelyn has engaged in research and systematic synthesis related to reintegration in post conflict settings.

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“…Overall, the findings strongly suggested a key role for identity dynamics in disengagement and deradicalisation processes, and that the nature of these dynamics and outcomes varies on an individual basis (e.g. Bérubé, Scrivens, Venkatesh and Gaudette, 2019;Joyce and Lynch, 2017).…”

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confidence: 97%

The Phoenix Model of Disengagement and Deradicalisation from Terrorism and Violent Extremism

Silke

Morrison

Maiberg

et al. 2021

Monatsschrift Für Kriminologie Und Strafrechtsreform

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Improving our understanding of how disengagement and deradicalisation from terrorism and violent extremism occurs has critical real-world implications. A systematic review of the recent literature in this area was conducted in order to develop a more refined and empirically-derived model of the processes involved. After screening more than 83,000 documents, we found 29 research reports which met the minimum quality thresholds. Thematic analysis identified key factors associated with disengagement and deradicalisation processes. Assessing the interactions of these factors produced the Phoenix Model of Disengagement and Deradicalisation which is described in this paper. Also examined are some of the potential policy and practice implications of the Phoenix Model, as are avenues for future research in this area.

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“Doing Peace”: The Role of Ex-Political Prisoners in Violence Prevention Initiatives in Northern Ireland

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland

Narratives of life after political imprisonment: Republican and Loyalist ex-prisoners in Northern Ireland

Rethinking reintegration in Nigeria: community perceptions of former Boko Haram combatants

The Phoenix Model of Disengagement and Deradicalisation from Terrorism and Violent Extremism

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