Unpacking violent contention: the Troubles in Northern Ireland, 1968–1972
This paper systematically describes the different types of political violence that occurred in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1972, examining how they interacted and fueled each other. To measure the level of political violence in Northern Ireland, traditional quantitative approaches use variable...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Terrorism and political violence
Year: 2020, Volume: 32, Issue: 8, Pages: 1691-1711 |
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| Summary: | This paper systematically describes the different types of political violence that occurred in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1972, examining how they interacted and fueled each other. To measure the level of political violence in Northern Ireland, traditional quantitative approaches use variables such as the number of conflict-related deaths, paramilitary attacks, or riots; the goal of this paper, instead, is to disaggregate acts of violent contention by actor, type, and target. Relying on Quantitative Narrative Analysis (QNA), all the violent actions perpetrated by the actors participating in the conflict have been recorded, coded, and analyzed. Three main types of violence in Northern Ireland are identified: a) protest-related violence - violent interactions among protesters, counterprotesters, and police before, during, and after mass demonstrations; b) sectarian violence - includes riots and clashes between members of the two main ethno-national communities; and c) armed conflict - violent actions by paramilitary groups and security forces. While originating from different conflict situations, these three types of violence affected each other, as they altered, and were altered by, the broader political context. Conceptual and methodological disaggregation of political violence are encouraged to better understand violent conflicts. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 17.01.2023 Published online: 27 Jul 2018 |
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| ISSN: | 1556-1836 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09546553.2018.1500366 |