Public attitudes toward partisan and neutral symbols in post-agreement Northern Ireland

Identities

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 83-108

  Brown, Kris ^a   MacGinty, Roger ^a  

^a Linen Hall Library ^*

Author keywords

Conflict; Flags; Memorials; Northern Ireland; Peace; Symbols

Indexed keywords

NATIONALISM; PEACE PROCESS; POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICAL CONFLICT; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SYMBOLISM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 0344378904     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: 15473384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10702890304337     Document Type: Article

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