Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland

In some divided societies, identity-based groups engage in ‘contentious rituals’, such as public parades or commemorative events, to cultivate the group’s collective social memory and build solidarity. We examine whether and how such rituals perpetuate group divisions in post-conflict societies, dra...

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Autores: Rickard, Kit, Hollenweger, Giovanni, Weber, Sigrid, Bakke, Kristin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:IE
Repositorio:Repositorio IE
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/4293
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425100835
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4293
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/contentious-rituals-and-intergroup-relations-parading-in-northern-ireland/43D12CAF7CC865098DF14AA3CF9D932E
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Palabra clave:63 Sociología
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post-conflict society
intergroup relations
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spelling Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern IrelandRickard, KitHollenweger, GiovanniWeber, SigridBakke, Kristin63 SociologíaODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidasritualsNorthern Irelandpost-conflict societyintergroup relationsIn some divided societies, identity-based groups engage in ‘contentious rituals’, such as public parades or commemorative events, to cultivate the group’s collective social memory and build solidarity. We examine whether and how such rituals perpetuate group divisions in post-conflict societies, drawing on evidence from a case study of parading in Northern Ireland. Every year, contentious parades in this post-conflict society have the potential to raise tensions between the two major communities, Catholics and Protestants. Using a mixed-methods design, we show that parades in Northern Ireland are detrimental to intergroup attitudes. Our research design relies on compiling geolocated data on over 55,000 parades (2002–22), analyses of both nationally representative longitudinal surveys (2003–19) and an original survey fielded in 2022, and insights from qualitative fieldwork conducted during the height of the parading season in 2023.This work was supported by the Research Council of Norway (FRIPRO) (grant no. 275404) and the British Academy/Leverhulme (grant no. SRG2223\231259).YesPublishedCambridge University PressResearch Council of NorwayBritish Academyhttps://ror.org/02jjdwm7520262025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0007123425100835https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14417/4293https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/contentious-rituals-and-intergroup-relations-parading-in-northern-ireland/43D12CAF7CC865098DF14AA3CF9D932Ereponame:Repositorio IEinstname:IEInglésIE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs275404SRG2223\231259IE UniversityAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.ie.edu:20.500.14417/42932026-06-15T12:40:57Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
title Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
spellingShingle Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
Rickard, Kit
63 Sociología
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
rituals
Northern Ireland
post-conflict society
intergroup relations
title_short Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
title_full Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
title_fullStr Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
title_full_unstemmed Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
title_sort Contentious Rituals and Intergroup Relations: Parading in Northern Ireland
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rickard, Kit
Hollenweger, Giovanni
Weber, Sigrid
Bakke, Kristin
author Rickard, Kit
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Hollenweger, Giovanni
Weber, Sigrid
Bakke, Kristin
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author2 Hollenweger, Giovanni
Weber, Sigrid
Bakke, Kristin
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British Academy
https://ror.org/02jjdwm75
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 63 Sociología
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
rituals
Northern Ireland
post-conflict society
intergroup relations
topic 63 Sociología
ODS 16 - Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
rituals
Northern Ireland
post-conflict society
intergroup relations
description In some divided societies, identity-based groups engage in ‘contentious rituals’, such as public parades or commemorative events, to cultivate the group’s collective social memory and build solidarity. We examine whether and how such rituals perpetuate group divisions in post-conflict societies, drawing on evidence from a case study of parading in Northern Ireland. Every year, contentious parades in this post-conflict society have the potential to raise tensions between the two major communities, Catholics and Protestants. Using a mixed-methods design, we show that parades in Northern Ireland are detrimental to intergroup attitudes. Our research design relies on compiling geolocated data on over 55,000 parades (2002–22), analyses of both nationally representative longitudinal surveys (2003–19) and an original survey fielded in 2022, and insights from qualitative fieldwork conducted during the height of the parading season in 2023.
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