Subtle Alchemies I: The Ideal Victim
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Subtle Alchemies I: The Ideal Victim
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This is the first episode of a series in which I discuss not only the definition of a 'victim' in the context of the Troubles, but also perceptions of victimhood, either justified or unjustified, as well as 'complex victims'.
Works cited:
Bar-Tal, Daniel, Lily Chernyak-Hai, Noa Schori, and Ayelet Gundar, A Sense of Self-Perceived Collective Victimhood in Intractable Conflicts, International Review of the Red Cross 91, 2009
Bouris, Erica, Complex Political Victims, Kumarian Press Inc., Bloomfield CT, 2007
Christie, Nils, The Ideal Victim, in From Crime Policy to Victim Policy: Reorienting the Justice System, Macmillan Press, London, 1986
Lawther, Cheryl, The Construction and Politicisation of Victimhood, in Victims of Terrorism: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Study, Taylor and Francis, London, 2014
Ní Chuinn, Liadan, Every One Still Here, The Stinging Fly Press, Dublin, 2025
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