Abstract
The paper examines the political, economic and cultural conditions of Belfast in 2012, the year of the Titanic centenary commemoration and a string of festivals aimed at the tourist market. It assesses the promise of 'peace', 15 years on from the Good Friday Agreement.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 92-103 |
| Journal | Edinburgh Review |
| Volume | 136 |
| Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - Dec 2012 |
Keywords
- Belfast
- 'post-conflict'
- Good Friday Agreement
- political economy
- culture
- Titanic
- Our Time Our Place
- tourism
- peace process
- deindustrialisation
- financialisation
- devolution
- Troubles