On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:
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• have a critical understanding of the economic, social and political history of Northern Ireland during this period.
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• assess the causes of conflict and the process of moving towards peace.
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• engage with the defining social and cultural elements of unionist and nationalist identities during the Troubles.
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• analyse and interpret primary source material and historiography relating to the Troubles.
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• reflect upon the difficulties of ‘writing history’ in a contested society.