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Title: Segregated Lives: Social Division, Sectarianism and Everyday Life in Northern Ireland
Published: September 2008 Authors: Jennifer Hamilton, John Bell, Ulf Hansson and Sarah Toucas Details: There are many factors that affect levels of segregation and people's experiences of sectarianism and which consequently impact upon the daily routines of individuals across Northern Ireland, these include housing, work, schooling, shopping, leisure, and social activities. This report documents the findings of a seventeen-month study funded by the Community Relations Council through the European Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation into the ways and means that sectarianism and segregation are sustained and extended through the routine and mundane decisions that people make in their everyday lives. It explores how such divisions are played out in different geographical environments and how they impact on men and women, young and old as well as how patterns of segregation and division vary by time of day and at different times of the year. The report is thus a contribution to a broader discussion concerned with peace building and the development of a sustainable and shared future in Northern Ireland. |
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