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Proscribing the past or de-proscribing the future: a genealogy and critical discourse analysis of proscription in the North of Ireland, 1887–2017

Daniel KirkpatrickLecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, Canterbury, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 317-338 | Published online: 02 Aug 2018

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Interviews cited

  • Community worker (2016) Victims and Survivors NGO. Interview with Author on 15 July. United Kingdom.
  • Lynch, H. (2016) Former Project Coordinator with West Tyrone Voice. Interview with Author on 7 June. Northern Ireland.
  • MacDonald, J. (2016) Former UDA Brigadier. Interview with Author on 3 June. Belfast.
  • McLaughlin, M. (2016) Interview with Author on 6 June. Northern Ireland.
  • IRA ex-prisoner (2016) Interview with Author on 10 October. Belfast.
  • Senior civil servant (2016) Interview with Author on 1 June. Belfast.
  • Senior PSNI officer (2016) Interview with Author on 8 June, Northern Ireland.
  • Former SDLP politician (2016) Interview with Author on 2 June. Northern Ireland.
  • UVF ex-prisoner A (2016) Interview with Author on 3 June. Belfast.
  • UVF ex-prisoner B (2016) Interview with Author on 31 May. Belfast.

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