| ID | 079974 |
| Title Proper | Between the devil and the deep blue sea |
| Other Title Information | nationality, power and symbolic trade-offs among evangelical Protestants in contemporary Northern Ireland |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mitchell, Claire ; Todd, Jennifer |
| Publication | 2007. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | National identity is a symbolically complex configuration, with shifts of emphasis and reprioritisations of content negotiated in contexts of power. This paper shows how they occur in one post-conflict situation - Northern Ireland - among some of the most extreme of national actors - evangelical Protestants. In-depth interviews reveal quite radical shifts in the content of their British identity and in their understanding of and relation to the Irish state, with implications for their future politics. The implications for understanding ethno-religious nationalism, nationality shifts and the future of Northern Ireland are drawn out |
| `In' analytical Note | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 13, No.4; Oct 2007: p637-655 |
| Journal Source | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 13, No.4; Oct 2007: p637-655 |
| Key Words | Northern Ireland ; National Identity ; Nationalism ; Ethnicity |