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1|Series Editor’s Preface|6
1|Acknowledgements|10
1|Contents|12
1|1: Introduction: Victimhood, Violence, and Northern Ireland|14
2|1 Introduction|14
2|2 The Research|17
2|3 The Conflict in and about Northern Ireland|20
2|4 A Note on Terminology|27
2|5 The Methodology|30
3|Ethical Considerations|33
3|On My Role as Researcher|35
2|6 Chapter Overview|37
2|References|40
1|2: Dealing with the Past|48
2|1 Introduction|48
2|2 Building Peace after Conflict|49
3|Transitional Justice|51
3|Societal Reconciliation|53
2|3 Victims and Dealing with the Past|57
3|Accountability|59
3|Acknowledgement|63
3|On ‘Truth’|67
2|4 Embracing Complexity|71
2|5 Conclusion|72
2|References|73
1|3: The Social Construction of Victimhood and Complex Victims|81
2|1 Introduction|81
2|2 Social Construction of Victims|82
3|The Ideal Victim|85
3|Discourses of Victimhood and Responsibility|87
3|Victims and Perpetrators in Transitional Justice|90
2|3 Complex Victims|93
3|Diverse Harms|93
3|Complex Victims|95
2|4 Layers of Responsibility|99
2|5 The Limits of Complex Victimhood|103
2|6 Conclusion|104
2|References|105
1|4: The Victim-Perpetrator Paradigm|109
2|1 Introduction|110
2|2 Intergroup Relations and Intergroup Conflict|111
3|Intergroup Relations|112
3|Social Identity|113
3|Ethnocentrism|115
2|3 The Victim-Perpetrator Paradigm|117
2|4 Group-Serving Narratives of Violence in Northern Ireland|121
2|5 Conclusion|130
2|References|132
1|5: Hierarchies of Victims|137
2|1 Introduction|138
2|2 Is There a ‘Hierarchy of Victims’?|139
2|3 Typology of Hierarchies|143
3|Moral Hierarchies|144
3|Hierarchies of Attention|148
3|Pragmatic Hierarchies|153
3|Intergroup Hierarchies|156
2|4 Conclusion|160
2|References|161
1|6: Hierarchies, Division, and Exclusion|164
2|1 Introduction|165
2|2 Division and Exclusion|166
3|Divisions Between and Within Social Groups|167
3|Exclusion of Complex Victims and Diverse Harms|170
2|3 Political Appropriation of Hierarchies|176
2|4 Pension Campaign for the Severely Injured|182
2|5 Conclusion|186
2|References|187
1|7: Conclusion: Towards Thicker Reconciliation|192
2|1 Introduction|192
2|2 Arguing for a Complex Approach to Victimhood|193
2|3 Moving Forward in Northern Ireland|196
2|4 Towards Thicker Reconciliation|199
3|Contending with Multiple Narratives|200
3|Challenging Past Beliefs and Attitudes about Conflict Roles|202
4|Acknowledging In-Group Roles in Violence|204
4|Exploring Motivations of the Out-Group|206
4|Re-humanising the ‘Other’|209
2|5 Conclusion|211
2|References|212
1|Appendix A: Interview Questions|214
1|Appendix B: Interviewee Backgrounds|216
1|Index|219
1|Acknowledgements|10
1|Contents|12
1|1: Introduction: Victimhood, Violence, and Northern Ireland|14
2|1 Introduction|14
2|2 The Research|17
2|3 The Conflict in and about Northern Ireland|20
2|4 A Note on Terminology|27
2|5 The Methodology|30
3|Ethical Considerations|33
3|On My Role as Researcher|35
2|6 Chapter Overview|37
2|References|40
1|2: Dealing with the Past|48
2|1 Introduction|48
2|2 Building Peace after Conflict|49
3|Transitional Justice|51
3|Societal Reconciliation|53
2|3 Victims and Dealing with the Past|57
3|Accountability|59
3|Acknowledgement|63
3|On ‘Truth’|67
2|4 Embracing Complexity|71
2|5 Conclusion|72
2|References|73
1|3: The Social Construction of Victimhood and Complex Victims|81
2|1 Introduction|81
2|2 Social Construction of Victims|82
3|The Ideal Victim|85
3|Discourses of Victimhood and Responsibility|87
3|Victims and Perpetrators in Transitional Justice|90
2|3 Complex Victims|93
3|Diverse Harms|93
3|Complex Victims|95
2|4 Layers of Responsibility|99
2|5 The Limits of Complex Victimhood|103
2|6 Conclusion|104
2|References|105
1|4: The Victim-Perpetrator Paradigm|109
2|1 Introduction|110
2|2 Intergroup Relations and Intergroup Conflict|111
3|Intergroup Relations|112
3|Social Identity|113
3|Ethnocentrism|115
2|3 The Victim-Perpetrator Paradigm|117
2|4 Group-Serving Narratives of Violence in Northern Ireland|121
2|5 Conclusion|130
2|References|132
1|5: Hierarchies of Victims|137
2|1 Introduction|138
2|2 Is There a ‘Hierarchy of Victims’?|139
2|3 Typology of Hierarchies|143
3|Moral Hierarchies|144
3|Hierarchies of Attention|148
3|Pragmatic Hierarchies|153
3|Intergroup Hierarchies|156
2|4 Conclusion|160
2|References|161
1|6: Hierarchies, Division, and Exclusion|164
2|1 Introduction|165
2|2 Division and Exclusion|166
3|Divisions Between and Within Social Groups|167
3|Exclusion of Complex Victims and Diverse Harms|170
2|3 Political Appropriation of Hierarchies|176
2|4 Pension Campaign for the Severely Injured|182
2|5 Conclusion|186
2|References|187
1|7: Conclusion: Towards Thicker Reconciliation|192
2|1 Introduction|192
2|2 Arguing for a Complex Approach to Victimhood|193
2|3 Moving Forward in Northern Ireland|196
2|4 Towards Thicker Reconciliation|199
3|Contending with Multiple Narratives|200
3|Challenging Past Beliefs and Attitudes about Conflict Roles|202
4|Acknowledging In-Group Roles in Violence|204
4|Exploring Motivations of the Out-Group|206
4|Re-humanising the ‘Other’|209
2|5 Conclusion|211
2|References|212
1|Appendix A: Interview Questions|214
1|Appendix B: Interviewee Backgrounds|216
1|Index|219