Fluid or Frozen? Choice and Change in Ethno-National Identification in Contemporary Northern Ireland

Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 12 (3-4) 2006

37 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2012

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Jennifer Todd

University College Dublin (UCD) - School of Politics and International Relations, Dublin

Nathalie Rougier

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Lorenzo Bottos

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Theresa O'Keefe

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: January 23, 2006

Abstract

This article works with in-depth interviews with respondents in Northern Ireland to show different processes of choice and change in national identity. It argues that situational variation in identity is quite compatible with unchanging and oppositional forms of identity. Significant identity change is possible but uncommon, it requires incentives and resources, and it is more likely to occur in conflict generating than in conflict resolving directions.

Keywords: national identity, identity change, social mechanisms, Northern Ireland, essentialisation

Suggested Citation

Todd, Jennifer and Rougier, Nathalie and Bottos, Lorenzo and O'Keefe, Theresa, Fluid or Frozen? Choice and Change in Ethno-National Identification in Contemporary Northern Ireland (January 23, 2006). Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 12 (3-4) 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2115623

Jennifer Todd (Contact Author)

University College Dublin (UCD) - School of Politics and International Relations, Dublin ( email )

Belfield
Dublin, 4
Ireland

Nathalie Rougier

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Lorenzo Bottos

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Theresa O'Keefe

affiliation not provided to SSRN

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