Description
The Commission was tasked with a programme of work including:(1)scoping the range, extent and nature of issues relating to flags, identity, culture and tradition;
(2) mapping the benefits and opportunities in terms of flags related issues whilst highlighting where challenges remain; and
(3) producing a report and recommendations on the way forward.
| Period | 2016 → 2021 |
|---|---|
| Held at | Northern Ireland Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition, United Kingdom |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Keywords
- flags
- Northern Ireland
- conflict
- shared space
- identity
- commemoration
- bonfires
- memorials
- Fresh Start Agreement
- Stormont House Agreement
- Peace Process
Documents & Links
Related content
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Activities
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When should you take down the flags? Managing conflicts over symbols in Northern Ireland
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Mediation in Divided Societies
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Coping with a ‘Culture War’: Identity, the Symbolic Landscape and Peacebuilding
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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‘Should we pull down the statues and flags? Public Space, Public History and the Management of a contested Past?’
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Should we pull down the Statues and Flags? Public Space, Public History and the Management of a Contested Past
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Invited lecture at University of Virginia: 'Dealing with Difficult Pasts: public history in deeply divided societies'
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Understanding Belfast (Marshall Scholars)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Flagging it Up: Dialogue
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Research output
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The Material Value of Flags: Politics and Space in Northern Ireland
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review