Legacy of the Troubles II

Wednesday 27 June 2007

Wednesday 27 June 2007

10.30 am

3.00 pm

Cavan Crystal Hotel- Cavan

No cost involved

Event

QUB are about to embark on a second phase of research examining the legacy of the troubles in terms of both mental health and social attitudes.

Prior to embarking on the second phase of the project, we would like to highlight the value of this research, and research more generally, for those working in the community and voluntary sector.

What will the workshop cover?

This workshop invites community workers to inform our research agenda as well as provide a synopsis of lessons that can be learned from the first project.

One of the most interesting findings from the study was the role of identity in moderating the impact of experience of political violence. Now that we are in the happy position of receiving additional funding we are hoping to follow up the initial study with a two pronged study.

First we are hoping to look at the longevity of the problems experienced by those most affected by the troubles. Second we are hoping to conduct a qualitative study that will allow us to understand more fully how identity acts to protect mental health and how factors such as remembrance and acknowledgment or lack of acknowledgment of injustice and grief can exacerbate post-conflict adaptation.

Register for the conference

Please note that you must register for this workshop by Friday 15th June 2007.

You can do so by returning a booking form to:

Alison Jeffrey
School of Psychology
Queen's University Belfast
18-30 Malone Road
Belfast BT9 5BP

or email a.jeffrey@qub.ac.uk with your organisation, name, postal address and email address.