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'Ten Years On: Who are the Winners and Losers from the Belfast Agreement?', by Jessie Blackbourn and Kacper Rekawek (2008)

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The following report has been contributed by the authors Jessie Blackbourn and Kacper Rekawek. At the time the report was written both authors were PhD students at Queen's University Belfast. The views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of the members of the CAIN Project. The CAIN Project would welcome other material which meets our guidelines for contributions.

'Ten Years On: Who are the Winners and Losers from the Belfast Agreement?'
By Jessie Blackbourn and Kacper Rekawek, 1 April 2008
[PDF; 1383KB]

The research contained in this report was commissioned by More4 News (part of Channel4). Two news reports based on the report were braoadcast on More 4 News on 31st March and 1st April 2008. More4 News would like users of the written report to view the research in the format of the news reports. These news reports can be viewed via the following links:

'Sectarian divide, peace dividend',
More4 News Report 31 March 2008

'Northern Ireland 10 years on',
More4 News Report 1 April 2008

This report is copyright of Jessie Blackbourn and Kacper Rekawek (2008).

**Contents**
Introduction 3 The Belfast Agreement � Protestant Perceptions 4 The Belfast Agreement � Catholic Perceptions 12 The Belfast Agreement � Conclusions 20 Northern Ireland as a Divided Society � Protestant Perceptions 21 Northern Ireland as a Divided Society � Catholic Perceptions 29 Northern Ireland as a Divided Society � Conclusions 38 National Identity � Protestant Perceptions 40 National Identity � Catholic Perceptions 48 National Identity � Conclusions 56 Levels of Violence � Protestant Perceptions 57 Levels of Violence � Catholic Perceptions 63 Levels of Violence � Conclusions 70 Who are The Winners and the Losers from the Belfast Agreement? 71 Conclusions 76 Appendix One � Disaffection 88 Appendix Two � Education 94 Appendix Three � Employment 101 Appendix Four � House Prices 115 Appendix Five � Migrant Workers 118 Bibliography 127

'Ten Years On:
Who are the Winners and Losers from the Belfast Agreement?'
by Jessie Blackbourn and Kacper Rekawek (2008)

This report is available as a PDF file.
[PDF; 1383KB]

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