Territoriality and migration in a divided society: Lay theories of citizenship and place in Northern Ireland.

Stevenson, Clifford; Sagherian-Dickey, Thia

doi:10.1037/qup0000072

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“…On the one hand, incomers were thought to undermine the sense of solidarity and community cohesion in the area by failing to support and participate in the close‐knit neighbourhood. On the other hand, insofar as the area was perceived as an essentially Protestant territory, the fact that some of these incomers were Catholic evoked a perception of existential threat to the religious identity of the area (see also Stevenson & Sagherian‐Dickey, ). On this basis, Catholic incomers were doubly accountable for their role in undermining both community cohesion as well as identity continuity of the community.…”

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Re‐identifying residential mixing: Emergent identity dynamics between incomers and existing residents in a mixed neighbourhood in Northern Ireland

Stevenson

McNamara

Këllezi

et al. 2018

Euro J Social Psych

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Research on residential diversification has neglected its impact on neighbourhood identity and overlooked the very different identity-related experiences of new and existing residents. The present research examines how incoming and established group members relate to their changing neighbourhood in the increasingly desegregated city of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Thematic analysis of interviews with 24 residents (12 Protestant long-term residents, 12 Catholic incomers) from an increasingly mixed neighbourhood identified asymmetrical concerns and experiences: Incomers reported undergoing an 'identity transition' between local communities, while longterm residents faced an 'identity merger' within their neighbourhood. Where their identity concerns diverged, emergent intergroup perceptions of the residents were negative and divisive; where they accorded, positive intergroup perceptions and a shared neighbourhood identity evolved. From this, we propose a Social Identity Model of Residential Diversification (SIMRD) to encourage future research into how different identity concerns shape emergent intergroup dynamics between long-term residents and incomers within diversifying neighbourhoods.

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Re‐identifying residential mixing: Emergent identity dynamics between incomers and existing residents in a mixed neighbourhood in Northern Ireland

Stevenson

McNamara

Këllezi

et al. 2018

Euro J Social Psych

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“…As other authors have noted nation state, citizenship and civil society may on occasions be constructed as a matter of mere territory, while national ideologies are part of the construction of a nation as a primary geographic location (Abell et al., 2006; Hopkins & Dixon, 2006). Although this research is not primarily focused on immigration, the (national) “others” who are differentiated from (national) “us” by the use of locational formulations and place constructions are often migrants (Bowskill et al., 2007; Stevenson & Sagherian‐Dickey, 2018) .…”

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“…The notion of locality and the theorization of migrants as “becoming locals” brings to the forefront the practical aspects of carrying a life locally (Buhr, 2018). As a lived and active practice of claim‐making (Andreouli, 2019; Condor, 2011; Stevenson et al., 2015; Stevenson & Sagherian‐Dickey, 2018), urban citizenship can also be treated as a synonym for active citizenship and emphasize agency on the part of migrants in the performance of citizenship. Different identities searching for visibility can claim their rights as citizens of a city, focusing on its translocal dimensions and their contribution to local sociopolitical life.…”

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Space, time, and urban citizenship: Reconsidering migrant integration in critical social psychological research

Zisakou

Figgou

2021

Social & Personality Psych

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During the last decade critical social psychologists have developed an interest in studying locational dimensions of intergroup relations and temporal aspects of social identity. At the same time critical social psychological research on acculturation has emphatically stressed the dynamic and situated nature of the processes of migrant integration and/or exclusion. Building on these strands of research, the present paper argues that spatial/temporal aspects of migrant integration need to be further explored and their critical social psychological study could benefit by insights from the interdisciplinary field of urban studies. Specifically, the notion of urban citizenship can enable an actor‐centered, bottom‐up perspective in the research of integration, considering it as part of the process of “becoming local” rather than as a process of interaction between homogenous ethnic groups. Furthermore, emphasis on the local and temporal dimensions of appropriating (or being excluded from) urban/community resources can contribute to a multifaceted and situated dynamic approach to migration, to avoid reified conceptualizations of integration, to highlight the discontinuities and disruptions that characterize new mobilities and to question binary oppositions between receiving and sending societies and host and guest populations.

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“…Ethnographic research suggests a pattern of “hunkering down,” or social withdrawal, among residents of different religions during times of political unrest (Hughes, Campbell, & Jenkins, ). In‐depth interview research on mixed neighborhoods across Belfast indicates that for residents of recently mixed areas, those who identify with their neighborhood and form cross‐religious community bonds within their neighborhood were able to cope with the stresses of intergroup contact, while those who did not remained fearful and isolated (Stevenson & Sagherian‐Dickey, ).…”

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Neighborhood Identity Helps Residents Cope with Residential Diversification: Contact in Increasingly Mixed Neighborhoods of Northern Ireland

Stevenson

Easterbrook

Harkin

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Political Psychology

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Research on residential diversification has mainly focused on its negative impacts upon community cohesion and positive effects on intergroup relations. However, these analyses ignore how neighborhood identity can shape the consequences of diversification among residents. Elsewhere, research using the Applied Social Identity Approach (ASIA) has demonstrated the potential for neighborhood identity to provide social and psychological resources to cope with challenges. The current article proposes a novel model whereby these "Social Cure" processes can enable residents to cope with the specific challenges of diversification. We present two studies in support of this model, each from the increasingly religiously desegregated society of postconflict Northern Ireland. Analysis of the 2012 "Northern Ireland Life and Times" survey shows that across Northern Ireland, neighborhood identity impacts positively upon both well-being and intergroup attitudes via a reduction in intergroup anxiety. A second custom-designed survey of residents in a newly mixed area of Belfast shows that neighborhood identification predicts increased well-being, reduced intergroup anxiety, and reduced prejudice independently of group norms and experiences of contact. For political psychologists, our evidence suggests a reformulation of the fundamental question of "what effects do residential mixing have on neighborhoods?" to "how can neighborhood communities support residents to collectively cope with contact?" KEY WORDS: social identity, intergroup contact, residential mixing, Social Cure, intergroup anxiety bs_bs_banner

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Territoriality and migration in a divided society: Lay theories of citizenship and place in Northern Ireland.

Abstract: The study of citizenship has increasingly focused on the ways in which spatialized understandings of the concept can be used to marginalise and exclude social groups: exclusive constructions of national boundaries, local neighbourhoods and public spaces can

Cited by 7 publications

References 48 publications

Re‐identifying residential mixing: Emergent identity dynamics between incomers and existing residents in a mixed neighbourhood in Northern Ireland

Re‐identifying residential mixing: Emergent identity dynamics between incomers and existing residents in a mixed neighbourhood in Northern Ireland

Space, time, and urban citizenship: Reconsidering migrant integration in critical social psychological research

Neighborhood Identity Helps Residents Cope with Residential Diversification: Contact in Increasingly Mixed Neighborhoods of Northern Ireland

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