Exposure to Community Violence and Political Socialization among Adolescents in Northern Ireland

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 386-400
Author(s):  
Linda Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Psychological Responses ◽  
Exposure To Community Violence ◽  
Adolescent Exposure

This study evaluates the effects of adolescent exposure to cross-community violence, intense paramilitary operations, aggression, and intimidation in Northern Ireland. Using publicly available survey data gathered by agencies in Northern Ireland, the research examines the effects of exposure to political violence with focus upon the manner by which adolescents have become politically socialized, the development of political attitudes, and the presence and level of psychological responses to this environment. Special attention is paid to cultural context, gender, and religious differences.

Prevalence of Child and Adolescent Exposure to Community Violence

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley D. Stein ◽  
Lisa H. Jaycox ◽  
Sheryl Kataoka ◽  
Hilary J. Rhodes ◽  
Katherine D. Vestal
Keyword(s):  
Community Violence ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Exposure To Community Violence ◽  
Adolescent Exposure

Sowing Dragon's Teeth: Public Support for Political Violence and Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland

2001 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 901-922 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadette C. Hayes ◽  
Ian McAllister
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Family Member ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Exposure To Violence

While much attention has been devoted to political efforts to solve the Northern Ireland problem, less attention has been given to the role of political violence in sustaining the conflict. We argue that one of the reasons for the intractability of the conflict is widespread exposure to political violence among the civil population. By 1998, thirty years after the conflict started, one in seven of the population reported being a victim of violence; one in five had a family member killed or injured; and one in four had been caught up in an explosion. Such widespread exposure to violence exists alongside latent support for paramilitarism among a significant minority of both communities. Using 1998 survey data, we show that exposure to violence serves to enhance public support for paramilitary groups, as well as to reduce support for the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons. Overall, the results suggest that only a lengthy period without political violence will undermine support for paramilitarism and result in the decommissioning of weapons.

scholarly journals Longitudinal relations between sectarian and nonsectarian community violence and child adjustment in Northern Ireland

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Mark Cummings ◽  
Christine E. Merrilees ◽  
Laura K. Taylor ◽  
Peter Shirlow ◽  
Marcie C. Goeke-Morey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Child Adjustment ◽  
Developmental Trajectories ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Adjustment Problems ◽  
The Many

AbstractAlthough relations between political violence and child adjustment are well documented, longitudinal research is needed to adequately address the many questions remaining about the contexts and developmental trajectories underlying the effects on children in areas of political violence. The study examined the relations between sectarian and nonsectarian community violence and adolescent adjustment problems over 4 consecutive years. Participants included 999 mother–child dyads (482 boys, 517 girls),Mages = 12.18 (SD= 1.82), 13.24 (SD= 1.83), 13.61 (SD= 1.99), and 14.66 (SD= 1.96) years, respectively, living in socially deprived neighborhoods in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a context of historical and ongoing political violence. In examining trajectories of adjustment problems, including youth experience with both sectarian and nonsectarian antisocial behaviors, sectarian antisocial behavior significantly predicted more adjustment problems across the 4 years of the study. Experiencing sectarian antisocial behavior was related to increased adolescent adjustment problems, and this relationship was accentuated in neighborhoods characterized by higher crime rates. The discussion considers the implications for further validating the distinction between sectarian and nonsectarian violence, including consideration of neighborhood crime levels, from the child's perspective in a setting of political violence.

Replication of Instability: Political Socialization in Northern Ireland

1977 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
James Russell
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Political Socialization ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of

The purpose of the research on which this paper is based was to investigate by social survey methods some of the political attitudes of schoolboys (aged between 8 and 16 years of age) who were living through violent years in the history of Northern Ireland. Political attitudes were studied against the social characteristics and backgrounds of a large sample of schoolboys during the fifteen months prior to the announcement of direct rule from Westminster in 1972. This paper focuses upon affect towards the Stormont Government during the last two years of its existence.

Partisanship and Autocratization: Polarization, Power Asymmetry, and Partisan Social Identities in Turkey

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melis G. Laebens ◽  
Aykut Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
The Political ◽  
Power Asymmetry ◽  
Partisan Identity ◽  
Political Divide ◽  
Ruling Party

Although theories of partisanship were developed for the democratic context, partisanship can be important in electoral autocracies as well. We use survey data to analyze partisanship in an electoral autocracy, Turkey, and find that partisanship is pervasive, strong, and consequential. Using the Partisan Identity Scale to measure partisanship, we show that, like in democracies, partisanship strength is associated with political attitudes and action. Unlike in democracies, however, the ruling party’s superior ability to mobilize supporters through clientelistic linkages makes the association between partisanship and political action weaker for ruling party partisans. We find that partisan identities are tightly connected to the perception that other parties may threaten one’s well-being, and that such fears are widespread on both sides of the political divide. We interpret our findings in light of the autocratization process Turkey went through. Our contribution highlights the potential of integrating regime dynamics in studies of partisanship.

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