Northern Ireland (merged thread)

[davidbfpo]

The contribution of these factors on violence; a useful pointer in one passage:

In Derry, where the seeds of economic underdevelopment were arguably a cause and not a consequence of the conflict, the peace dividend never materialised.

It ends with:

In a place where poverty and worklessness are commonplace, dissident republicanism offers a sense of meaning to some young people who are alienated from the 1998 vision of power sharing, peace and prosperity – none of which have materialised in Derry.

Link:https://theconversation.com/derry-a-...overty-115936?