Not quite the same: a personal ecology perspective on the enduring impact of growing up with the troubles

Environmental factors include people’s social networks and wider social, cultural, economic, and political factors. Temporal aspects of the relationship between an individual and their environment are also explored, as interrelated personal and environmental dynamics shift and evolve over time. <br><br>This thesis is based on fieldwork conducted between June 2016 and December 2018, which was a period of socio-political uncertainty and sectarian violence as people in the region reacted and adjusted to the fallout of the UK government’s decision to leave the European Union.

The nine research participants at the centre of the study were recruited through snowball sampling. They shared their personal experiences of the Troubles during a series of one-to-one life-history interviews. These individual discussions were complemented by additional inquires with academics and practitioners related to wider social and historical themes. <br><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31st December 2034</i>.