scholarly journals The IFI and EU Peace II Fund: Respondents’ Perceptions of Funded Project Success in Promoting Peacebuilding and Community Development in Northern Ireland

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Chuck Thiessen ◽  
Eyob Fissuh ◽  
Cynthia Irvin
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Funding Agency ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Development Officers ◽  
Funded Project ◽  
International Fund ◽  
Study Participants

This article examines the views of ninety-eight study participants on community development and peacebuilding supported by the European Union (EU) Peace II Fund and the International Fund for Ireland (IFI). We elaborate the perceptions of community group leaders, funding agency civil servants and development officers regarding the role of both funds in Northern Ireland. Their experiences of the EU Peace II Fund and the IFI are discussed in the wider context of peacebuilding and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties. Furthermore, this article explores the importance of community development and cross-community contact through joint economic and social development projects.

scholarly journals Economic Aid and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland and the Border Area: Respondents’ Perceptions of Awareness, Fairness, Trust Building, and Sustainability

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Karari ◽  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Olga Skarlato ◽  
Kawser Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Conflict Transformation ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Group Leaders ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Border Area ◽  
Economic Aid ◽  
The Impact

Intractable ethnopolitical conflicts emanate from the social, political, cultural, and economic marginalization of some community groups. To address these conflicts, the affected groups are often provided with life changing opportunities to enhance justice, equality, dignity and freedom. In the past, Northern Ireland has been a turbulent sea of violent conflict between Unionists and Nationalists. To address the underlying root causes of the conflict, economic aid through the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and the European Union (EU) Peace II Fund is aimed at facilitating sustainable peacebuilding, reconciliation and community development. In this study, 95 community group leaders, civil servants, and community development officers in Derry, Belfast and the Border Area were interviewed to explore their perceptions about the impact of economic aid in terms of fairness of the application criteria, awareness of both funds, trust building and sustainability. The findings inform future conflict transformation interventions geared towards sustainable peacebuilding, reconciliation and community development in Northern Ireland.

The International Fund for Ireland: Economic Assistance and the Northern Ireland Peace Process

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Eyob Fissuh ◽  
Mislav Matic
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Economic Assistance ◽  
Direct Experience ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Development Officers ◽  
Ethnopolitical Conflict ◽  
International Fund ◽  
Study Participants

The role of the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) is examined within the context of the conflict in Northern Ireland through the perspectives of community groups, civil servants and development officers. Specifically, this paper examines the views of 36 study participants from Northern Ireland and the Border Area—that have direct experience with protracted ethnopolitical conflict and with the IFI. Further, this paper explains the importance of economic and social development to peacebuilding within Northern Ireland.

Peacebuilding Interventions

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-111
Author(s):  
Ane Cristina Figueiredo ◽  
Calum Dean ◽  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Development Officers ◽  
External Aid ◽  
International Fund ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

This article examines the perceptions and experiences of 120 participants interviewed in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties in 2010 regarding community peacebuilding, and the future of community-based projects. The respondents shared their thoughts on the projects and program initiatives funded by the European Union Peace and Reconciliation or Peace III Fund and the International Fund for Ireland. They discussed the impacts of external aid on the community peacebuilding process as well as the long-term sustainability of projects. This study explores the narratives of community leaders and program development officers from Derry and the Border Counties. The findings emphasize that while the participants noted that the external aid contributed to promoting community peacebuilding, there is a lot more to be addressed in terms of cross-community interaction. Additionally, there is an uncertainty regarding the sustainability of many project initiatives once the funds end. As a result of such insecurity, there is a concern regarding the stability of peace in the region.

The role of the International Fund for Ireland and the European Union Peace II Fund in reducing violence and sectarianism in Northern Ireland

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Eyob Fissuh ◽  
Chuck Thiessen ◽  
Cynthia Irvin ◽  
Pauline Tennent
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Fund

The Role of Economic Assistance in Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Cynthia Irvin ◽  
Eyob Fissuh ◽  
Chris Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Civic Culture ◽  
Economic Assistance ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Special Support ◽  
Peace Dividend ◽  
International Fund ◽  
Peace And Reconciliation

External economic assistance from the International Fund for Ireland and the European Union Special Support Program for Peace and Reconciliation assisted in setting the context of the Northern Ireland peace agenda, and holds out the promise of a new civic culture. This article explores people’s perceptions of economic assistance of conflict amelioration in Northern Ireland. Some of the findings, in respect of inter-community differences in perceptions of the utility of external economic assistance in building the peace dividend, are discussed in the paper.

Understanding Peacebuilding in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-85
Author(s):  
Sean Byrne ◽  
Ashleigh Cummer ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Civil Society Organization ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Past ◽  
Belfast Agreement ◽  
International Fund

Two qualitative data sets from 2010 and 2016 are compared to explore the respondents’ perceptions of peacebuilding in the wake of the 1998 Belfast Agreement (BA) and the ensuing peace process. Fifty-two Civil Society Organization (CSO) leaders from Londonderry/Derry were interviewed during the summer of 2010 to delve into their perceptions of the BA, and building cross community contact through peacebuilding and reconciliation processes. The International Fund for Ireland and the European Union Peace Fund funded these respondents CSO peacebuilding projects. They held many viewpoints on peacebuilding. Seven grassroots peacebuilders from Derry/Londonderry were interviewed in 2016. These peacebuilders revealed that Northern Ireland has a long way to go to build an authentic and genuine peace. A key stumbling block to the Northern Ireland peace process is heightened societal segregation that results from the BA institutionalizing sectarianism, and the recent fallout from Brexit. Politicians continue to refuse addressing the past that has long-term implications for peace.

scholarly journals Role of Local Government in Community Development Projects in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria: Implication for Adult Educators

SAGE Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402110266
Author(s):  
Matthias U. Agboeze ◽  
Georgina Chinagorom Eze ◽  
Prince Onyemaechi Nweke ◽  
Ngozi Justina Igwe ◽  
Onyeodiri Charity Imo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Adult Educators ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Checks And Balances ◽  
Development Officers ◽  
Enugu State ◽  
The Government

This study examined the role of local government in community development in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 420 people participated in the study. The study sample of 420 persons comprised 220 community development officers selected from the study area and 200 adult educators randomly selected from Enugu State. The entire population of the study was used due to the size. A 21-item structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used as the instrument for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The study revealed that the budget allocation sent by the government to the responsible departments in the local government is not always received as and when due for the effective implementation of community development projects. It was concluded that a higher monitoring authority should be set aside to monitor and supervise the existence of checks and balances between the regulations of the local government areas.

Introduction: How the British-exit is Impacting the European Union?

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-149
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
International Studies ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Uk

This special issue of International Studies focuses on ‘how the British-exit is impacting the European Union’. This introduction is a review of the context, costs and institutional repercussions, as well as the very recent the UK/European Union trade deal and implications for customs borders. Eight articles then detail consequences for European Union policies and important trading relationships: Immigration, Citizenship, Gender, Northern Ireland, Trade and impacts on India, Canada and Japan.

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