Ian Wallace was professor of German at Bath University and an expert on German reunification
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Wed 10 Mar 2021 10.46 EST
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My father, Ian Wallace, who has died aged 78, was a lecturer in German and European studies. He was drawn to exile studies, which follows the Jewish writers who had to leave Germany under Hitler, but was also concerned that, prior to unification, the world heard mainly about the West German perspective, and so he took the initiative to create the academic journal GDR Monitor (now German Monitor), a neutral forum for discussions on the East. Our home was often filled with German thinkers and writers, such as Volker Braun and Erich Loest.
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Northern Ireland’s approach to addressing the legacy of its mother and baby homes could be world-leading, an expert said.
A team of specialists will work with survivors of institutions for unwed mothers and their offspring and Magdalene laundries to help establish parameters for a fully independent investigation.
They include academics, human rights experts and a community worker and will report back to Stormont ministers within six months on drawing up terms of reference.
Team of experts who will work with victims and survivors of Mother and Baby and Magdalene Laundry Institutions to establish the terms of reference for independent investigation announced.