Reconstructing Belfast After Terror

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Public policy, Urban planning, Peace and Conflict studies, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Abstract

The article deals with after-war reconstruction in Belfast and offers to study two recent development plans: the 2011 RISE piece of art and the 2012 Titanic Quarter, both of which convey cosmopolitan values and aim at enhancing peace efforts. But what is the level of connectivity provided by such places? In other words, do they contribute to re-stitching the fragmented city? This will lead us to cross-examine the traditional description of spatial divisions in Belfast.

Author Biography

Joana Etchart, Sorbonne University

Joana Etchart is a Lecturer in Irish and British History at the Sorbonne Paris 4. Her current research interests are centred on the study of public policies and community initiatives in the field of peacebuilding in Northern Ireland. She also studies urban regeneration projects in Irish and British cities. In her work, regeneration projects such as the Titanic Quarter in Belfast serve as an entry point for analysing the complex relationship between power, culture and identity. She will shortly publish a book on the origins of community relations policies in Northern Ireland (forthcoming with Presses Universitaires de Paris-Sorbonne).

Leaves n°1 : Après la terreur : Ondes de choc et reconstructions, XXe-XXIe siècles / After Terror: The shock effect and rebuilding, 20th-21st centuries

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Published

2015-11-30

How to Cite

Etchart, J. (2015). Reconstructing Belfast After Terror. Leaves, (1), 318–330. Retrieved from https://revues.u-bordeaux-montaigne.fr/leaves/article/view/204

Issue

No. 1 (2015): After Terror: The shock effect and rebuilding, 20th-21st centuries

Section

II.3. Reconstructions : Apories et limites de la reconstruction

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Copyright (c) 2015 Joana Etchart

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