Papers by Katerina Karakatsanis
This work is an investigation into how youth in Derry~Londonderry are impacted by ‘The Troubles’... more This work is an investigation into how youth in Derry~Londonderry are impacted by ‘The Troubles’. Using Hirsch’s concept of postmemory, this work explores how the past affects youth’s historical knowledge, identity and the way they use the urban space. By looking at the segregated and shared areas of the city, this work analyses the spatial patterns of youth. This work also uses Larkin’s notion of ‘memoryscapes’ as a way to investigate the knowledge and understanding youth have of these sites of traumatic memories. It concludes that there are layers of collective memory collected by that impact the understanding youth have. However, the interpretations and knowledge that youth carry about their urban environment emphasise the importance in understanding the collective memory, as these sites play an important role in representing the past in the cityscape.
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An examination into the role urban ruins of war can play in consolidating narratives of pain and ... more An examination into the role urban ruins of war can play in consolidating narratives of pain and loss. This work compares the Holiday Inn in Beirut and the Holiday Inn in Sarajevo to demonstrate the continual role these sites play serving as a reminder of the cities 'negative heritage'.
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This essay tries to answer the question of 'To what extent have concerns about migration shaped t... more This essay tries to answer the question of 'To what extent have concerns about migration shaped the EU policy towards the Mediterranean?'. This essay argues that because of the common security threat felt by member states, the EU on a whole has framed its policy based upon this issue.
This was written in May 2015 so recent events may have impacted parts of the conclusion of this essay.
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This essay examines the international humanitarian interventions into Kosovo in 1999 and Libya in... more This essay examines the international humanitarian interventions into Kosovo in 1999 and Libya in 2011. By understanding how humanitarian interventions are justified, this essay highlights how the international community often views the conflict through their own context and this may lead to their biased position.
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Papers by Katerina Karakatsanis
This was written in May 2015 so recent events may have impacted parts of the conclusion of this essay.
This was written in May 2015 so recent events may have impacted parts of the conclusion of this essay.