Us" and "Them
Ulster Loyalist Perspectives on the IRA and Irish Republicanism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4086368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Mcauley (0000-0002-9084-5685, University of Huddersfield, corresponding author), Neil Ferguson (0000-0001-8361-2595, Liverpool Hope University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 561-575 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546553.2016.1155938 |
| OpenAlex | W2279420504 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article draws on data from one-to-one interviews with members and former members of the Ulster Volunteer Force, Ulster Defence Association, Red Hand Commando, Ulster Political Research Group, and the Progressive Unionist Party to explore the dynamic and fluid perceptions of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and Sinn Féin among Ulster loyalists. The article will explore how attitudes and perceptions are influenced by the shifting political landscape in Northern Ireland as Ulster loyalists come to terms with the new realities created by the peace process, security normalization, decommissioning, and the rise in the threat of dissident republican violence. The article will also demonstrate that these perceptions are not purely antagonistic and based on the creation of negative, stereotypical “enemy images” fuelled by decades of conflict, but pragmatic, bound to societal and local events, and influenced by intragroup attitudes and divisions, in addition to the expected conflictual ingroup vs. outgroup relationships. Finally, the article will explore how loyalists employ republicanism and the transformation of the Provisional IRA in particular, as a mirror or benchmark to reflect on their own progress since 1994
Criminology · Ingroups and outgroups · Irish · Outgroup · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Intractable Conflicts
An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict
The Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behavior
Collective Memory of Physical Violence
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Unionism, Truth and the Challenge of the Past
The effect of a major event on stereotyping
The State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland
Peace and Progress? Political and Social Change Among Young Loyalists in Northern Ireland
Forward to the Past? Loyalist Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland Since 1994
Denial, Silence and the Politics of the Past
Unionism, Truth Recovery and the Fearful Past
Political Violence and Moral Maturity in Northern Ireland
Leaving Violence Behind
Conflict, Transformation, and Former Loyalist Paramilitary Prisoners in Northern Ireland
Just Fighting to Survive
Unionists, Loyalists, and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland
Mobilising Ulster Unionism
Protestant identification and political change in Northern Ireland
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |