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Ulster loyalism after the Good Friday agreement : history, identity and change
\"This book provides a timely assessment of loyalist history, identity and community in Northern Ireland today which provides a comprehensive picture of how loyalism has reacted to changes since the Good Friday Agreement. Challenging simplistic stereotypes of loyalism, the book provides a complex multi-faceted explanation of the loyalist imagination\" Provided by publisher.
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After the Peace
The 1998 Belfast Agreement promised to release citizens of Northern Ireland from the grip of paramilitarism. However, almost a decade later, Loyalist paramilitaries were still on the battlefield.After the Peaceexamines the delayed business of Loyalist demilitarization and explains why it included more fits than starts in the decade since formal peace and how Loyalist paramilitary recalcitrance has affected everyday Loyalists.
Drawing on interviews with current and former Loyalist paramilitary men, community workers, and government officials, Carolyn Gallaher charts the trenchant divisions that emerged during the run-up to peace and thwart demilitarization today.After the Peacedemonstrates that some Loyalist paramilitary men want to rebuild their communities and join the political process. They pledge a break with violence and the criminality that sustained their struggle. Others vow not to surrender and refuse to set aside their guns. These units operate under a Loyalist banner but increasingly resemble criminal fiefdoms. In the wake of this internecine power struggle, demilitarization has all but stalled.
Gallaher documents the battle for the heart of Loyalism in varied settings, from the attempt to define Ulster Scots as a language to deadly feuds between UVF, UDA, and LVF contingents.After the Peacebrings the story of Loyalist paramilitaries up to date and sheds light on the residual violence that persists in the post-accord era.
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The contested identities of Ulster Protestants
\"'Flags', 'Emblems' and 'The Past'; three seemingly insurmountable challenges which continue to hinder the peace process in Northern Ireland. For many, the responsibility for the impasse that scuppered the Haass talks and brought violent protests to the streets of Belfast appears to rest with the perceived intransigence of the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist communities to embrace change. That this community is itself riven with internal rancour and discord should come as no surprise. Issues of social class, denominational alignment, political aspiration and national identity have historically divided what outsiders have often mistakenly viewed as a collective cultural, religious and socio-political entity.This study explores the statement by Henry McDonald that this is '...the least fashionable community in Western Europe'. A diverse group of contributors including prominent politicians, academics, journalists and artists investigate the reasons informing public perceptions attaching to the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist communities in Ulster\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Ireland: Two States, Two Nations
The historic evolution of Ireland's two separate national identities--Catholic and Protestant--and the present attempt by the former to politically abolish the latter are examined. There are four viable options for achieving peaceful coexistence between Irish Catholics and Protestants.
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Where Hope and History Rhyme — Prospects for Peace in Northern Ireland?
Political as well as religious differences may help explain the conflicts in Northern Ireland. Future negotiations may proceed more smoothly with balanced representation from both the United Kingdom and Sinn Fein with a possible international third party mediator. An effective peace process would acknowledge the equivalent value of both cultures and end the economic, religious, and educational discrimination towards Catholics that has occurred over the decades. Products of successful negotiations may include documents such as a constitution and bill of rights outlining the guarantees of basic rights.
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