| ID | 111491 |
| Title Proper | Constructing a shared public identity in ethno nationally divided societies |
| Other Title Information | comparing consociational and transformationist perspectives |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Nagle, John ; Clancy, Mary-Alice C |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In order to bolster sustainable peace building in violently divided societies, a normative suggestion is that efforts should be made to construct a shared public identity that overarches ethnic divisions. A number of different centripetal/transformationist processes are identified as engineering a shared identity in comparison to consociational arrangements, which are accused of institutionalising ethnic differences and perpetuating conflict. These transformationist approaches essentially rest on the premise that because ethnicity is constructed it can be reconstructed into new, shared forms. Looking at Northern Ireland, we argue that there are limits to the extent that ethnicity can be reconstructed into shared identities. By analysing consociational and centripetalist/transformationist approaches to division, we conclude that although consociationalism will probably not deliver a common identity, it does provide a robust form of conflict regulation. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 18, No.1; Jan 2012: p.78-97 |
| Journal Source | Nations and Nationalism Vol. 18, No.1; Jan 2012: p.78-97 |
| Key Words | Consociationalism ; Centripetalism ; Divided Societies ; Ethno Nationalism ; Northern Ireland |