Sport, the Northern Ireland peace process, and the politics of identity

Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 220-229

  Bairner, Alan ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catholic footballers; Consociational democracy; Good Friday Agreement; Northern Ireland; Sport

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884788869     PISSN: 17596599     EISSN: 20428715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JACPR-01-2013-0001     Document Type: Article

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