A disparity of esteem: Relative group status in Northern Ireland after the Belfast agreement

Political Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-31

  Mac Ginty, Roger ^a   Du Toit, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Esteem; Group status; Northern Ireland; Peace accords

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845867695     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2007.00549.x     Document Type: Review

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