| ID | 077006 |
| Title Proper | Britishness, "ulsterness" and unionist identity in Northern Ireland |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Southern, Neil |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The issue of national identity is a fundamental aspect of inter-community disputes and hostilities in Northern Ireland. The Troubles cannot be severed from the different national claims of unionists and nationalists. But the British identity claimed by unionists has been doubted by some commentators whose work has raised searching questions with regard to the substance and genuineness of the claim. This article approaches the subject by exploring the national self-understandings of key members of the unionist community. The findings of this research suggest that there is emotional depth to the Britishness of these individuals. It recommends that their sense of nationality needs to be taken seriously rather than dismissed as a product of pragmatism or reduced to the level of superficiality |
| `In' analytical Note | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 13, No.1; Jan-Mar 2007: p71-102 |
| Journal Source | Nationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol. 13, No.1; Jan-Mar 2007: p71-102 |
| Key Words | National Identity ; Northern Ireland ; Nationalism |