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Title: Shared Living: Mixed residential communities in Northern Ireland
Published: October 2006
Author: Jonny Byrne, Ulf Hansson and John Bell
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This report is the result of a qualitative study into three mixed residential communities in Northern Ireland. The research findings provide an analysis of the quality of life issues and the nature of social relationships in mixed communities. Through a number of interviews and focus groups residents from both urban and rural mixed communities discussed the social dynamics that exist, and the agents of integration that facilitated a sense of sharing within their communities. The findings reveal indicators of shared living and factors that can hinder the development of relationship building between people from different community backgrounds. Furthermore, the research offered an opportunity to explore the value and relevance of the theoretical concepts of bonding, bridging and linking social capital in creating sustainable, integrated shared communities.
In two of the study areas (Areema and the Lissize estate in Rathfriland) a short household survey / community audit was conducted as part of the fieldwork. The full analysis of each survey was written up and presented to the community groups in Areema and Lissize, while the two full reports and the questionnaires can be found in the reports section of the ICR website.
The research was funded by the Community Relations Council through the European Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation.
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http://www.community-relations.org.uk/
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