Background on the Northern Ireland Conflict

Darby, John. (2003) Northern Ireland: The background to the Peace Process. CAIN: <http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/peace/darby03.htm>

Darby, John. (1995) Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay, in, Dunn, Seamus. (ed.) (1995) Facets of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. London: Macmillan Press Ltd.

Fitzduff, Mari., and O’Hagan, Liam. (2009) The Northern Ireland Troubles: INCORE background paper. CAIN: <http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/incorepaper09.htm>

Previous version:
Fitzduff, Mari., and O’Hagan, Liam. (2000) The Northern Ireland Troubles: INCORE background paper. CAIN: <http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/incorepaper.htm>

Hancock, Landon. (1998) Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing. CAIN: <http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/othelem/landon.htm> [Article on the background to the Northern Ireland conflict.]

Kerr, Adrian. (ed.) (1996) Perceptions - Cultures in Conflict. Derry: Guildhall Press. [This book records the experiences of a group of people from Derry / Londonderry of 'the Troubles'. The extracts included are those by: Gregory Campbell, Donncha MacNiallais, David Nicholl and Eamonn McCann.]

Background Material on the Northern Ireland conflict

For suggested reading on the conflict and politics see:

A suggested reading list

Also see the section on Northern Ireland in:
Kinsella, Cormac. (ed.) (1998) Waterstone's Guide to Irish Books. Brentford: Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.

Brief background information on Northern Ireland society

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Introduction to the CAIN Internet site

Guides

Guide to Internet web sites containing information on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland

List of acronyms

A glossary of terms related to the Northern Ireland conflict

An introduction to the theoretical explanations of the conflict

Other Background Information on the Conflict

Other bibliographies, databases, and electronic services

Chronologies of the main events during 'the Troubles'

Abstracts on prominent organisations

Biographies of people prominent during 'the Troubles'

Sutton database of deaths resulting from the conflict

Political initiatives taken during the conflict

Policy initiatives taken during the conflict

An outline of the main political 'solutions' to the conflict

Election results

Government Reports, and Acts of Parliament, about Northern Ireland

Public Records

New Year Releases 2003 - Public Records of 1972
New Year Releases 2004 - Public Records of 1973
New Year Releases 2005 - Public Records of 1974
New Year Releases 2006 - Public Records of 1975

The media and the conflict

Personal accounts of the conflict

The representation of the conflict in the arts and literature

Bibliography of works of fiction relating to the 'troubles'. This bibliography was compiled and contributed by Dr Bill Rolston, University of Ulster at Jordanstown.

Guide to the Political Ephemera material available at the CAIN web site

The Political Ephemera Colleciton of Peter Moloney

Information on Polictal Wall Murals

Examples of posters 1968 to 1999

Symbols used in Northern Ireland

Photographs on the CAIN site

Some maps on the CAIN site

Background information on the CAIN Project

Note of some Forthcoming Events

The sections on Key Events and Key Issues form the largest components of the CAIN archive. The links above are to a number of sections that contain background information on 'the Troubles', politics in the region, and Northern Ireland society. The CAIN site would welcome contributions in the form of articles or source material from individuals or oganisations. Anyone considering making a contribution should consult the guidelines to preparing such material, and the list of contributors which contains details of the subjects covered to date.