Northern Ireland and Brexit: Three effects on ‘the border in the mind’

Gormley‐Heenan, Cathy; Aughey, Arthur

doi:10.1177/1369148117711060

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“…Adding to this tense undercurrent, the United Kingdom recently voted to leave the European Union (also known as “Brexit”). As voting patterns within Northern Ireland are thought to have mirrored sectarian lines, with unionists reflecting a British identity by voting Leave and nationalists reflecting an Irish identity by voting Remain (Gormley‐Heenan & Aughey, 2017), Brexit has re‐emphasized, and even reignited, divisions and tensions.…”

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Receptivity to dating and marriage across the religious divide in Northern Ireland: The role of intergroup contact

Paterson

Turner

Hodson³

2019

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Intergroup contact has long been recognized as an important factor in promoting positive intergroup attitudes. However, in operationalizing intergroup attitudes, previous studies have rarely investigated attitudes toward one of the most intimate forms of contact, romantic relationships. In this study (N = 176), we expand the intergroup contact literature to examine the association between intergroup contact and, arguably, a litmus test of intergroup attitudes: receptivity to intergroup romance. We do so in Northern Ireland, a context that is historically and presently characterized by sectarian division and tension between Catholics and Protestants. Our findings reveal that intergroup contact is positively associated with receptivity to both dating and marrying an outgroup member. These associations are mediated by ingroup norms toward outgroup romances. General outgroup attitudes were also found to be positively associated with contact but, in contrast to romantic attitudes, this association was shown, for the first time, to be simultaneously mediated by ingroup norms, anxiety, empathy, and trust. In addition, strength of ingroup identification played a moderating role, with a stronger positive relationship between contact and both romantic and general outgroup attitudes among higher identifiers. The findings highlight the importance of examining attitudes toward intergroup romantic relationships, as well as understanding the different mediating and moderating mechanisms which may account for how contact influences general attitudes and romantic attitudes. In the wake of the UK vote to leave the European Union, they also serve as an important reminder of how intergroup contact can be effective in promoting peace in Northern Ireland.

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Receptivity to dating and marriage across the religious divide in Northern Ireland: The role of intergroup contact

Paterson

Turner

Hodson³

2019

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…An important aspect here is the Good Friday agreement, which is an agreement for governing Northern Ireland between the British and Irish governments and most of the political parties in Northern Ireland. This agreement is bound up in the larger European political order because the EU plays an important role in its sustenance (European Commission, 2017c; Gormley‐Heenan & Aughey, : 499). The Good Friday agreement is one clear manifestation of how UK internal relations are bound up in international arrangements that will be affected by the manner in which the future UK–EU relationship develops.…”

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Can Brexit Improve Our Understanding of “Wicked Problems”? Reflections on Policy and Political Order

Fossum¹

2019

European Policy Analysis

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The main purpose of this article is to improve the wicked problem framework by incorporating the problem of political order, as it appears in the context of Brexit. The first part specifies what is meant by political order and highlights two core meanings: settled order, and orderliness as the presence or absence of rules. Thereafter, the article specifies what is meant by wicked problem and shows that this body of literature has not really engaged with the problem of political order. In the third section, the focus is on how and in what sense Brexit constitutes a wicked problem with reference to a set of criteria for delineating wicked problems. As part of that, it is made clear where and how matters of political order appear. In the conclusion, I discuss how we can improve the wicked problem framework by including questions of political order.

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“…The mere debate on two competing options-a hard border across Ireland versus a hard border between Ireland and Britain-is likely to reignite identity politics, re-awakening 'the border of the mind' between communities. 14 In addition, the fact that the current Conservative government depends on the parliamentary support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) only makes the issue more contentious.…”

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Who is in Control? Brexit and the Westminster Model

Baldini¹,

Bressanelli²,

Massetti³

2018

Political Quarterly

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This article provides a preliminary assessment of the impact of the Brexit process—from the June 2016 referendum to June 2018—on the British political system. Drawing on the classic work of Arend Lijphart and the ensuing scholarship applying the Westminster model to Britain, it seeks to understand whether and to what extent Brexit has impacted on the majoritarian features of the system. Adapting Lijphart's criteria, it focuses on the electoral‐party dimension, the executive–legislative relations and the territorial power‐sharing arrangements. It argues that Brexit has brought to light several intertwined tensions that had been brewing inside British politics over the course of a number of years, and which are likely to continue unfolding for several years to come. Even if emerging trends tend to be fragile, complex, even contradictory, and the current uncertainty makes any long(er)‐term assessment futile, recent developments appear to signal a possible strengthening of the executive over the legislature and of the central over the devolved administrations, thus consolidating the majoritarian traits of the British political system.

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Northern Ireland and Brexit: Three effects on ‘the border in the mind’

Cited by 62 publications

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Receptivity to dating and marriage across the religious divide in Northern Ireland: The role of intergroup contact

Receptivity to dating and marriage across the religious divide in Northern Ireland: The role of intergroup contact

Can Brexit Improve Our Understanding of “Wicked Problems”? Reflections on Policy and Political Order

Who is in Control? Brexit and the Westminster Model

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