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Research Themes

Introduction

The work of the CCRU, and the research that has been commissioned on behalf of the CCRU, can be divided into a number of research themes or issues. The intention in this section is to provide some background information on, and highlight examples of, the range of themes considered by the CCRU since it was first established.

Typology of themes

There have been a number of recent attempts to design a typology or a taxonomy, of the various community relations programmes that are undertaken in Northern Ireland (Fitzduff, 1993; Knox, 1997). CCRU itself set out a number of research themes in its Research Strategy. These sources have been used as a guide to producing the following typology of the work of the CCRU. This is a first draft which will be revised when final details on all the work of the CCRU have been obtained.

Each of the following tables is based on a major research theme. These main themes are: community relations practice; aspects of conflict; culture and identity; equality and equity; monitoring, evaluation, and research; and other themes. Within each of the tables are a number of significant sub-themes that have been the subject of research. Links to examples of these research projects or publications will be provided. It is also the intention to provide short guides to a number of the more important themes and these links will appear in the coming months.

It should be noted however that the classification below is not mutually exclusive. Certain projects have, for example, covered more than one particular theme. Where this is the case the project is listed according to its major theme.


Community Relations Practice
Significant Research Themes Examples of Projects, Reports, Publications
community development work Community Development in Northern Ireland: Perspectives for the Future
community relations work Attitudes Towards Community relations in Northern Ireland
An Overview of Community Relations in Northern Ireland
A Worthwhile Venture? Practically Investing in Equity, Diversity and Independence in Northern Ireland
Project Directory: Telling the story of community relations and the role of Europe
community work Forum for Community Work Education, Northern Ireland, Community Relations Programme
mutual understanding Education for Mutual Understanding: The Initial Statutory Years
Education for Mutual Understanding: Perceptions and Policy
Education for Mutual Understanding: A Guide
reactive community relations work ...


Aspects of Conflict
Significant Research Themes Examples of Projects, Reports, Publications
alienation Protestant Alienation in Northern Ireland, A Preliminary Survey
attitudes Northern Ireland Social Attitudes Survey
conflict management Controls on Ethnic Conflict
conflict resolution INCORE
ethnic conflict ...
ethnic minorities Ethnic minorities in Northern Ireland
intimidation Counteract: Anti Intimidation Support Unit
mediation ...
pluralism With All Due Respect: Pluralism and Parity of Esteem
reconciliation The Corrymeela Community and its Programme Work
Facing the Past: The Role of Truth Commissions in Post-Conflict Societies
Lagan Meadows Reconciliation Centre
Reconciliation for Reconstruction
sectarianism ...
security ...
segregation Templegrove Action Research Ltd.
Sectarian Interface Research in Belfast
Community and Conflict in Rural Ulster - A Research Summary
violence Cost of the Troubles Study


Culture and Identity
Significant Research Themes Examples of Projects, Reports, Publications
cultural traditions How Conflicts are Commemorated in Northern Ireland
Material Conflicts: Parades and Visual Displays in Northern Ireland
Parade and Protest: A Discussion of Parading Disputes in Northern Ireland
Politics in Public: Freedom of Assembly and the Right to Protest, A Comparative Analysis
identity Dimensions in Social identity in Northern Ireland.
Dimensions of Social Identity
managing diversity ...


Equality and Equity
Significant Research Themes Examples of Projects, Reports, Publications
employment The Review of Employment Equality in Northern Ireland
The Fair Employment Legislation - Survey of Employers' Experiences
Winning Equality in the Workplace: A guide for workplace representatives
Evaluation of the Ratio of Unemployment Rates as an Indicator of Fair Employment
A Picture of the Catholic and Protestant Male Unemployed
A Picture of the Catholic and Protestant Female Labour Force and Unemployed in Northern Ireland
equality and equity See list of reports
justice and rights ...
minority languages See note on Irish language
opportunity ...
policy appraisal and fair treatment See list of PAFT reports
targeting social need New TSN, An Agenda for Targeting Social Need and Promoting Social Inclusion in Northern Ireland


Monitoring, Evaluation, Research
Significant Research Themes Examples of Projects, Reports, Publications
research Community Relations Research Strategy
Register of Research on Northern Ireland (1993 edition)
Concept Mapping in Policy Evaluation: A Research Review of Community Relations in Northern Ireland
A Review of Community Relations Research in Northern Ireland
evaluation Evaluation of the Northern Ireland District Councils' Community Relations Programme
Evaluation of the Community Relations Council
Making Ripples: an evaluation of the Inter-Community Contact Grant scheme of the NIVT
monitoring ...


Other Themes
Significant Research Themes Examples of Projects, Reports, Publications
children ...
crime Self-Reported Delinquency and Other Behaviours Amongst Young People in Northern Ireland
education Attitudes to Higher Education - Report to CCRU and DENI
Education for Mutual Understanding: Perceptions and Policy
Education for Mutual Understanding: A Guide
Students Together and Students Apart: A study of student teachers' attitudes in Northern Ireland
Attitudes to Higher Education
"The demand for higher education", Northern Ireland Council for Educational Research
elections Social and Economic Influences on Voting in Northern Ireland
enterprise Assessing Equity: A study into fairness in publicly funded provision in enterprise and small business within in Northern Ireland
health Disability and Religion in Northern Ireland
marriage Cross-Community Marriage in Northern Ireland
Mixed Marriages in Northern Ireland
media Screening the Message: A Study of Community Relations Broadcasting
politics ...
power-sharing "Responsibility Sharing" in Northern Ireland Local Government
quality of life ...
religion and the churches The Churches and Inter-Community Relationships
Them and Us? A survey of Catholic and Protestant Churchgoers in Belfast
Love Thy Neighbour?': The Role of the Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland ...
religion demography ...
sport Sport and Community Relations in Northern Ireland
transportation Transport Needs and Resources for Groups in Northern Ireland
voluntary sector Community Development in Northern Ireland: Perspectives for the Future
women Women, Community and Politics in Northern Ireland
The Company We Keep, Women Community and Organisations
Women in a Precarious Peace: the role of women's organisations working in post-conflict situations
Women Community and Politics in Northern Ireland: A Research Project with an Action Outcome

 

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