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From war to peace: Northern Ireland conflict and the peace process

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Savaştan barışa: Kuzey İrlanda çatışması ve barış süreci

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This article analyzes the reasons ethnic violence erupted in Northern Ireland at the end of the 1960s. Based on semi-structured interviews with civil society workers, local deputies and residents in Northern Ireland that took place during August-September 2014, it argues that in the Northern Ireland case, the cleavage structure and political competition which overlapped with bipolar ethnic divide rendered political parties incapable to appeal to ethnic diversity within Northern Irish society. This article shows that the unionist-nationalist cleavage structure and political competition based on plurality rule brought about ethnic polarization and intensified interethnic tensions by producing governments supported exclusively by Protestants and hindering the incorporation of Catholics into the political system. It also demonstrates that peace negotiations in Northern Ireland were a process of institutional innovation in order to incorporate both communities into the political system.

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Uluslararasi Iliskiler Konseyi Dernegi

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International relations

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Uluslararasi İlişkiler / International Relations

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10.33458/uidergisi.463064

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