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Discrimination - Main Pages

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Main Pages

While this section is being completed the following material provides a good introduction to the issue of discrimination in Northern Ireland.

The following chapter by John Whyte is a review of the claims and counter-claims about the nature and extent of discrimination during the period of Unionist control of Stormont.

Whyte, J. (1983) How Much Discrimination was there under the Unionist Regime, 1921-1968?' in Contemporary Irish Studies, ed. by T. Gallagher and J. O'Connell. Manchester: Manchester University Press.

The following extracts from 'Perspectives on Discrimination ...' provides a good introduction to the topic. The material is also divided into discrimination in the areas of: education, employment, housing, and the administration of justice.

Gibson, F., Michael G. and Wilson, D. (1994) Perspectives on Discrimination and Social Work in Northern Ireland. Belfast: CCETSW
• Discrimination and Education
• Discrimination and Employment
• Discrimination and Housing
• Discrimination and the Administration of Justice by Andrew Hamilton

See also:

Melaugh, Martin 'Majority-Minority Differentials: Unemployment, Housing and Health', Chapter 9 from Seamus Dunn (ed) Facets of the Conflict

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