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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <head>  <script async src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-90RP5FMTSY'></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-90RP5FMTSY'); </script> <title>CAIN: Background Information on the conflict</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="Author" content="Dr Martin Melaugh" /> <meta name="Description" content="CAIN: Background Information on the conflict" /> <meta name="KeyWords" content="conflict, northern, ireland, northern ireland conflict, irish, troubles, ulster, province, the troubles, politics, ira, uda society, bibliography, chronology, research, events, issues, background, acronyms, glossary, articles, books, chapters, abstracts, history, organisations, photographs, symbols, murals, posters, maps, civil rights, internment, ulster workers' council strike, hunger strike, peace process, derry march, people's democracy march, british troops, bloody sunday, direct rule, bloody friday, sunningdale agreement, dublin and monaghan bombs, ira truce, anglo-irish agreement, political talks, omagh bomb, segregation, discrimination, education, employment, housing, law and order, administration of justice, policing, security, violence, media, parades, marches, bands, policy, political parties, elections, electoral system, women, community work, european union, mixed marriages, cross-community marriage" /> <meta name="package" content="(TYPE=begin)(VERSION=0.1) Dublin Core" /> <meta name="DC.title" content="CAIN: Background Information on the conflict" /> <meta name="DC.author" content="(TYPE=name) Dr Martin Melaugh" /> <meta name="DC.author" content="(TYPE=email) m.melaugh@ulst.ac.uk" /> <meta name="DC.author" content="(TYPE=homepage) http://cain.ulster.ac.uk" /> <meta name="DC.subject.keyword" content="conflict, northern, ireland, irish, troubles" /> <meta name="DC.description" content="CAIN: Background Information on the conflict" /> <meta name="DC.publisher" content="CAIN Project" /> <meta name="DC.contributors" content="Fionnuala McKenna" /> <meta name="DC.date.creation" content="(SCHEME=FGDC) 19970721" /> <meta name="DC.date.current" content="(SCHEME=FGDC) 19970724" /> <meta name="DC.type" content="Misc" /> <meta name="DC.format" content="(SCHEME=imt) text/html" /> <meta name="DC.identifier.url" content="http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/" /> <meta name="DC.language" content="(SCHEME=NISOZ39.53) ENG" /> <meta name="DC.relation" content="stand alone" /> <meta name="DC.coverage" content="(SCHEME=Freetext) all text" /> <meta name="DC.rights" content="http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/copyright.htm" /> <meta name="DC.otheragent" content="(TYPE=indexer) Dublin Core Metadata Creator" /> <meta name="package" content="(TYPE=end)(VERSION=0.1) Dublin Core" /> <script language="JavaScript" src="/aajs/functions.js"></script> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><center><table width=600><tr><td><a name="top"></a> <hr noshade size="1" /><img src="/images/cainlogo.gif" border="0" align="left" alt="CAIN logo" /> <center><font face="Arial" color="#770101">CAIN Web Service</font></center> <h3 align=center>Background on the Northern Ireland Conflict</h3> <br clear=all /> <center> <hr noshade size="1" /> <a href="/index.html">[CAIN_Home]</a> <br /> <a href="/events/index.html">[Key_Events]</a> <a href="/issues/index.html">[Key_Issues]</a> <b>[CONFLICT_BACKGROUND]</b> <br /> <b>BACKGROUND:</b> <a href="/othelem/acronyms.htm">[Acronyms]</a> <a href="/othelem/glossary.htm">[Glossary]</a> <a href="/ni/index.html">[NI Society]</a> <a href="/othelem/index.html#articles">[Articles]</a> <a href="/othelem/chron.htm">[Chronologies]</a> <a href="/othelem/people/index.html">[People]</a> <a href="/othelem/organ/azorgan.htm">[Organisations]</a> <a href="/bibdbs/cainbib.htm">[CAIN_Bibliography]</a> <a href="/bibdbs/index.html">[Other_Bibliographies]</a> <a href="/othelem/research.htm">[Research]</a> <a href="/photographs/index.html">[Photographs]</a> <a href="/images/symbols/index.html">[Symbols]</a> <a href="/murals/index.html">[Murals]</a> <a href="/images/posters/index.html">[Posters]</a> <a href="/images/maps/maps.htm">[Maps]</a> <a href="/bibdbs/newlinks.html">[Internet]</a> <br /> </center> <hr noshade size="1" /> <center> <b>Page Compiled:</b> Martin Melaugh<br /> <i><font color=#ff0000>Material is added to this site on a regular basis - information on this page may change</font></i> </center> <hr noshade size=4 />  <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="600" align="center" > <tr> <td width="300"><h3>Background on the <br /> Northern Ireland Conflict</h3></td> <td width="300"><img src="/images/menus/homepage/background_290x75_tros.jpg" width="290" height="95" border="0" align="right" alt="Background information on the conflict and politics" /></td> </tr> </table> <a name="intro"></a> <h3>Introductions</h3> <a name="articles"></a><img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Brief introductions to the Northern Ireland Conflict <p> </p><ul> Darby, John. (2003) <a href="/events/peace/darby03.htm">Northern Ireland: The background to the Peace Process</a>. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/events/peace/darby03.htm><p></p> <p>Darby, John. (1995) <a href="facets.htm">Conflict in Northern Ireland: A Background Essay</a>, in, Dunn, Seamus. (ed.) (1995) Facets of the Conflict in Northern Ireland. London: Macmillan Press Ltd.</p> <p>Fitzduff, Mari., and O’Hagan, Liam. (2009) <a href="/othelem/incorepaper09.htm">The Northern Ireland Troubles: INCORE background paper</a>. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/incorepaper09.htm></p> <blockquote> <p><font color="#999999">Previous version:<br /> Fitzduff, Mari., and O鈥橦agan, Liam. (2000) <a href="/othelem/incorepaper.htm">The Northern Ireland Troubles: INCORE background paper</a>. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/incorepaper.htm></font></p> </blockquote> <p>Hancock, Landon. (1998) <a href="/othelem/landon.htm">Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing</a>. CAIN: <http://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/landon.htm> [Article on the background to the Northern Ireland conflict.]</p> <p>Kerr, Adrian. (ed.) (1996) <a href="/othelem/kerr.htm">Perceptions - Cultures in Conflict</a>. 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.] </p> </ul> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/othelem/source.htm">Background Material</a> on the Northern Ireland conflict<br /> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> For suggested reading on the <b>conflict</b> and <b>politics</b> see:<br /> </p> <ul> A <a href="/bibdbs/bibliography/index.html">suggested reading list</a> <p> Also see the section on Northern Ireland in: <br /> Kinsella, Cormac. (ed.) (1998) <a href="waterstones.htm">Waterstone's Guide to Irish Books</a>. Brentford: Waterstone's Booksellers Ltd.<br /> </p></ul> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Brief <a href="/ni/index.html">background information on Northern Ireland society</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/faq/index.html">Frequently Asked Questions</a> (FAQs) </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/cainbgn/index.html">Introduction</a> to the CAIN Internet site </p><a name="guides"><hr noshade size="1" /></a> <h3>Guides</h3> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Guide to carrying out <a href="research.htm">research</a> on Northern Ireland and the conflict <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Guide to <a href="/bibdbs/newlinks.html">Internet web sites</a> containing information on the conflict and politics in Northern Ireland </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> List of <a href="acronyms.htm">acronyms</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> A <a href="glossary.htm">glossary of terms</a> related to the Northern Ireland conflict </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> An introduction to the <a href="/conflict/index.html">theoretical explanations</a> of the conflict </p><a name="other"><hr noshade size="1" /></a> <h3>Other Background Information on the Conflict</h3> <a href="/melaugh/portfolio2/f2p2.htm"><img src="/othelem/f2p2s.jpg" border="1" vspace="5" hspace="10" align="right" alt="Copyright Eamon Melaugh" /></a> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/bibdbs/cainbib.htm">CAIN bibliography</a> of the Northern Ireland conflict <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Other <a href="/bibdbs/index.html">bibliographies, databases, and electronic services</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="chron.htm">Chronologies</a> of the main events during 'the Troubles' </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Abstracts on prominent <a href="organ/azorgan.htm">organisations</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/othelem/people/biography/index.html">Biographies</a> of people prominent during 'the Troubles' </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/sutton/">Sutton database of deaths</a> resulting from the conflict </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/issues/politics/polit.htm">Political initiatives</a> taken during the conflict </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/issues/policy/policy.htm">Policy initiatives</a> taken during the conflict </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> An outline of the main <a href="/issues/politics/polsol.htm">political 'solutions'</a> to the conflict </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/issues/politics/election/elect.htm">Election results</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/hmso/index.html">Government Reports, and Acts of Parliament</a>, about Northern Ireland </p> <p> <a href="/proni/index.html"><img src="/images/menus/homepage/proni_290x75_tros.jpg" border="0" width="290" height="95" hspace="5" vspace="5" align="right" alt="PRONI Records on CAIN, Launched on 6 October 2010" /></a><img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/proni/index.html">PRONI Records on CAIN</a> <br> Public Records from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland. The records mainly cover the period 1968 to 1982. </p> <br clear="all" /> <p> <a href="/nai/index.html"><img src="/images/menus/homepage/nai-building_290x95_text.jpg" align="right" width="290" height="95" border="0" hspace="5" vspace="5" alt="proni button" /></a><img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/nai/index.html">NAI Records on CAIN</a> <br> Public Records from The National Archives of Ireland. The records cover the period 1965 to 1974. </p> <br clear="all" /> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/publicrecords/index.html#pro">PRO Records</a> Public Record Office (PRO) in Kew, England. </p> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> The <a href="/othelem/media/media.htm">media</a> and the conflict </p> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/othelem/people/accounts/index.html">Personal accounts</a> of the conflict </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> The representation of the conflict in the <a href="/ni/art.htm">arts and literature</a> </p><ul> <a href="/bibdbs/fiction.htm">Bibliography of works of fiction</a> relating to the 'troubles'. This bibliography was compiled and contributed by Dr Bill Rolston, University of Ulster at Jordanstown. </ul> <b>Political Ephemera</b><br /> <ul> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Guide to the <a href="/ephemera/index.html">Political Ephemera</a> material available at the CAIN web site <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> The Political Ephemera Colleciton of <a href="/moloney/index.html">Peter Moloney</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Information on Polictal Wall <a href="/murals/index.html">Murals</a> </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Examples of <a href="/images/posters/index.html">posters</a> 1968 to 1999 </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/images/symbols/index.html">Symbols</a> used in Northern Ireland </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/photographs/index.html">Photographs</a> on the CAIN site </p><p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Some <a href="/images/maps/maps.htm">maps</a> on the CAIN site </p></ul> <p> </p><hr noshade size="1" /> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> <a href="/cainbgn/cainbgn.htm">Background information</a> on the CAIN Project </p> <hr noshade size="1" /> <p> <img src="/images/bluesq10.gif" /> Note of some <a href="/events/coming/index.html">Forthcoming Events</a> </p> <hr noshade size="1" /> <p> The sections on <a href="/events/index.html">Key Events</a> and <a href="/issues/index.html">Key Issues</a> 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. 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