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Between cultural violence and symbolic reparations: the risk and utility of Irish Republican Reparative memorials Padraig Quinn (24165756) PUREID: 382154539 Transitional Justice reparations collective memory symbolic reparations memory studies recognition theory memorialisation nationalism Northern Ireland conflict Irish Republicanism gender commemoration victimhood state denial bottom-up transitional justice <p>In this thesis, I conduct an in-depth case study of mainstream Irish Republican memorialisation to explore their risks and utility from a transitional justice perspective. Drawing on data from 141 site visits, 20 interviews with Irish Republicans, and discourse analysis of 53 Irish Republican commemorative orations, I examine three themes: victimhood politics, State denial and counter-memory, and gender. I find that although Irish Republican memorials exacerbate harm for some victims of Republican violence by creating a hierarchy of remembrance, they also acknowledge victims of British State violence and aid them in their call for truth, justice, and reparations. Furthermore, I demonstrate how memorial makers can improve their memorial's reparative effects by prioritising victim ownership. I aim to contribute to a more nuanced view of memory production within transitional justice that captures the complexities and contradictions involved in coming to terms with a violent past. </p><br><i>Thesis embargoed until 31st December 2027</i> 2026-10-01T17:02:02Z Text Thesis 10.17034/32633571.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Between_cultural_violence_and_symbolic_reparations_the_risk_and_utility_of_Irish_Republican_Reparative_memorials/32633571 All Rights Reserved Open Access after 2027-12-31