Evans, JAJ and Tonge, J (2009) Social class and party choice in Northern Ireland’s ethnic blocs. West European Politics, 32 (5). 1012 - 1030 (19). ISSN 0140-2382
Abstract
The peace process in Northern Ireland has not diminished the acute ethnic electoral faultline between the majority Protestant British population, supportive of parties favouring Northern Ireland's continuing place in the United Kingdom and the minority Catholic Nationalist population, which backs parties harbouring long-term ambitions for a united Ireland. Within each bloc, however, there has been a dramatic realignment in favour of parties once seen as extreme and militant. The Democratic Unionist Party has emerged as the main representative of the Protestant British population, whilst Sinn Fein, having for many years supported the Provisional IRA's 'armed struggle' against British rule, has become the dominant party amongst Catholic Nationalists. As both parties have entered the political mainstream and advanced electorally, to what extent have they moved from their electoral near-confinement among the working class to enjoy broader cross-class support - and how?
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | armed forces; class; electoral system; ethnic minority; party politics; peace process; political ideology |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2013 11:20 |
Last Modified: | 15 Sep 2014 03:06 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402380903065157 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Routledge |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01402380903065157 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76379 |