Northern Ireland: La fin de Siècle, the twilight of the second protestant ascendancy and Sinn Féin's second coming

Parliamentary Affairs

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 672-680

  O'Leary, Brendan ^a   Evans, Geoffrey ^a  

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EID: 0031256328     PISSN: 00312290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pa.a028763     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. For further discussion of demography and its political implications in Northern Ireland see B. O'Leary, 'Appendix 4. Party Support in Northern Ireland, 1969-89' in J. McGarry and B. O'Leary (eds), The Future of Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press, 1990), p. 342 and B. O'Leary, 'Introduction: Reflections on a Cold Peace' Ethnic and Racial Studies 18, 1995.
2. For further discussion of demography and its political implications in Northern Ireland see B. O'Leary, 'Appendix 4. Party Support in Northern Ireland, 1969-89' in J. McGarry and B. O'Leary (eds), The Future of Northern Ireland (Oxford University Press, 1990), p. 342 and B. O'Leary, 'Introduction: Reflections on a Cold Peace' Ethnic and Racial Studies 18, 1995.
3. See J. McGarry and B. O'Leary, Explaining Northern Ireland: Broken Images (Basil Rlackwell), p. 502, fn. 24.
4. For details see G. Evans and B. O'Leary, 'Frameworked Futures: Intransigence and Flexibility in the Northern Ireland Elections of 30 May 1996', Irish Political Studies, 12, 1997.
5. See, inter alia, M. Duffy and G. Evans, 'Class, Community Polarisation and Politics', in L. Dowds, P. Devine and R. Breen (eds), Attitudes in Northern Ireland: the 6th Report (Gower, 1997), p. 102; and G. Evans and M. Duffy, 'Beyond the Sectarian Divide: The Social Bases and Political Consequences of Nationalist and Unionist Party Competition in Northern Ireland', British Journal of Political Science 27, 1997.
6. See, inter alia, M. Duffy and G. Evans, 'Class, Community Polarisation and Politics', in L. Dowds, P. Devine and R. Breen (eds), Attitudes in Northern Ireland: the 6th Report (Gower, 1997), p. 102; and G. Evans and M. Duffy, 'Beyond the Sectarian Divide: The Social Bases and Political Consequences of Nationalist and Unionist Party Competition in Northern Ireland', British Journal of Political Science 27, 1997.
7. See B. O'Leary and J. McGarry, The Politics of Antagonism: Understanding Northern Ireland (Athlone, 1996, 2nd edn).
8. We know of no good administrative or logistical argument to suggest that Sinn Féin has become more proficient in 'vote-stealing', as some of its opponents declare. Electoral manipulation has been a constant feature of Northern Irish politics, within and across both blocs and most parties, but we think that the scale of Sinn Fein's recent expansion cannot be attributed to this factor.
9. See G. Evans and M. Duffy, 'Beyond the Sectarian Divide: The Social Bases and Political Consequences of Unionist and Nationalist Party Competition in Northern Ireland, British Journal of Political Science 27, 1997.
10. Supra n. 3.
11. Ibid.
12. See B. O'Leary, 'Afterword: What is Framed in the Framework Documents?', Ethnic and Racial Studies 18, 1995.
13. A belief which has been shown to be mistaken: see M. Duffy and G. Evans, 'Building Bridges: The Political Implications of Electoral Integration for Northern Ireland', British Journal of Political Science 26, 1996.
14. See n. 3.