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ID127707
Title ProperBounded by violence
Other Title Informationinstitutionalizing local territories in the North of Ireland
LanguageENG
AuthorDochartaigh, Niall O
Publication2013.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article analyzes the relationship between territoriality and organized violence through an examination of two relatively understudied aspects of the production and reproduction of informal territorial boundaries in situations of violent conflict. It looks first at the role of the state in the establishment, maintenance, and institutionalization of substate territories associated with challengers, outlining how these bounding processes are generated through interaction between the state and challengers, rather than primarily through the actions of challengers. Secondly, it explores the shaping force of geopolitical contexts on the everyday maintenance of informal boundaries in conflict situations. The argument is illustrated with examples from the most recent period of violent conflict in the north of Ireland, drawing on a range of primary sources, including official and private papers. The article argues that an analysis that gives due recognition to the central role of the state and the importance of the geopolitical context in the delineation and institutionalization of substate territories associated with armed challengers can help us to better understand the dynamics of organized violence.
`In' analytical NoteNationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol.19, No.1; Jan-Mar.2013: p.119-139
Journal SourceNationalism and Ethnic Politics Vol.19, No.1; Jan-Mar.2013: p.119-139
Key WordsGeopolitics ;  Violence ;  Territories ;  Relation-territories-Organized violence ;  Organized violence ;  Ireland ;  Violent conflict


 
 
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