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Deprivation and Political Violence in Northern Ireland, 1922-1985

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  • J. L. P. Thompson

    (Columbia University)

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Terrorist movements are discussed under the rubric of social movements that generate collective violence. Deprivation theory is tested with multivariate time-series regression models, with controls for security force levels and industrial production. Findings are: (1) although Northern Ireland suffers from high unemployment, increases in fatal violence are not related to rises in unemployment; (2) the violence has a tendency to perpetuate itself, independently of its stimuli; (3) the conflict is unrepresentative of clashes between state and insurgent forces in that most of the fatalities in it are not attributable to the security forces; and (4) further explanations should incorporate both political factors and mechanisms that contribute to the escalation process. Several possibilities are explored.

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  • J. L. P. Thompson, 1989. "Deprivation and Political Violence in Northern Ireland, 1922-1985," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 33(4), pages 676-699, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jocore:v:33:y:1989:i:4:p:676-699
    DOI: 10.1177/0022002789033004005
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    1. Laia Balcells & Lesley-Ann Daniels & Abel Escrib�-Folch, 2014. "The determinants of low-intensity intergroup violence. The case of Northern Ireland," HiCN Working Papers 190, Households in Conflict Network.

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