The State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland
by Spencer, GrahamFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2008-04-15
Publisher(s): Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary
The State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland examines the changes and developments within parliamentary Loyalism throughout the Northern Ireland peace process. Drawing from interviews with key players, it charts the drama of tensions, debates and negotiations and provides a compelling inside account.
Author Biography
Graham Spencer is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Glossary | p. x |
| Brief Chronology | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Unionist Imagination | p. 7 |
| Unionism and nationalism | p. 8 |
| Unionism and tradition | p. 12 |
| Unionism and religion | p. 13 |
| Containment and change | p. 19 |
| The Identity of Loyalism | p. 29 |
| Paisleyism | p. 29 |
| Paramilitarism | p. 39 |
| Violence and Politics | p. 54 |
| Motivation and structure | p. 54 |
| The UVF | p. 61 |
| The UDA | p. 64 |
| Politicisation | p. 68 |
| The Peace Process Part 1: Early Stages and Key Players | p. 74 |
| Initial developments | p. 74 |
| Clergy | p. 80 |
| Chris Hudson: an intermediary | p. 90 |
| The Irish government | p. 94 |
| The Peace Process Part 2: Talks | p. 112 |
| Ceasefire | p. 112 |
| Exploratory dialogue | p. 119 |
| Ministerial dialogue | p. 139 |
| Towards the Good Friday Agreement | p. 153 |
| Multi-party talks | p. 153 |
| Final stage negotiations | p. 161 |
| After the Good Friday Agreement | p. 180 |
| The decline of the UDP | p. 180 |
| Omagh | p. 188 |
| Feuds and intra-Loyalist violence | p. 191 |
| The Loyalist Commission | p. 200 |
| The Media | p. 206 |
| News and negotiations | p. 207 |
| Media as conduit and platform | p. 212 |
| Signalling and advancing positions | p. 214 |
| Framing and interpretation | p. 217 |
| Recent Developments and the Way Ahead | p. 224 |
| Political background | p. 224 |
| Internal consultation and change in the UVF | p. 227 |
| Internal consultation and change in the UDA | p. 234 |
| Conclusion | p. 246 |
| Afterword | p. 251 |
| Bibliography | p. 257 |
| Index | p. 263 |
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