Denial, polarization and massacre - a comparative-analysis of Northern Ireland and Zanzibar
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J.L.P. Thompson, 'Denial, polarization and massacre - a comparative-analysis of Northern Ireland and Zanzibar', Economic and Social Research Institute, Economic and Social Review, Vol.17, No. 4, July, 1986, 1986, pp293-314Download Item:
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The Zanzibar Revolution of l964 and the Northern Ireland conflict since 1968 are compared. They are similar in their polarisation processes, but differ in the level of killing, which is much higher in Zanzibar. Northern Ireland has, however, experienced the tinge of massacre. Denial of the severity of the ethnic conflict is documented in both cases, and its impact on polarisation and the level of killing explored. It promotes polarisation by precluding the application and development of the ability to negotiate and regulate conflict; and it facilitates massacre by preventing its control by the public or the security
Author: Thompson, J.L.P.
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Economic and Social ReviewVol.17, No. 4, July, 1986
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