Northern Ireland: One Step at a Time—The Derry March and Prospects for Peace

Northern Ireland: One Step at a Time: The Derry March and Prospects for Peace

Scenario

The simulation deals with a specific issue in the Northern Ireland conflict: that of the marches which serve as a microcosm of the larger conflict between Catholics and Protestants. The simulation's focus on the Parade Commission's decision whether or not to allow a particular march in Derry helps crystallize the wide array of issues that arise when the Northern Ireland conflict is studied. In role-playing the representatives of the various concerned political parties, associations, and authorities, participants learn about the deep roots of this longstanding conflict and attempt to fashion new proposals to deal with this challenging situation.

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Northern Ireland: One Step at a Time: The Derry March and Prospects for Peace
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Of Related Interest

• Peace Agreements Digital Collection: Northern Ireland
• Peace in Northern Ireland? - PeaceWatch, August 1998
• How Terrorism Ends - Special Report, May 1999
• Interfaith Dialogue and Peacebuilding - USIP Press, May 2002

On the Web

• Amnesty International: Ireland
• CAIN Web Service: The Northern Ireland Conflict (1968 to the Present)