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		<title>Scottish independence: beyond identity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2014 22:02:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ruairi Maguire]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Independence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Referendum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In less than one month’s time Scotland will hold a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom. This referendum was initially expected to yield an easy victory for opponents of independence, and while opinion polls still indicate a lead for the “No” option in the independence debate (of varying strength) it has become clear that support for independence is not the preserve of a hardline minority, nor an outlet for feelings of national chauvinism. To illustrate this latter point, the opinions of Scottish adolescents[i] regarding both national identity and the question of independence demonstrate that primary identification with Scotland (as against with the UK) is no guarantee of support for independence. For while 53 per cent of Scots between the ages of 14 and 17 identify as either “Scottish, not British” or “More Scottish than British”, only 30 per cent would vote for independence. Similarly, popular sentiment concerning historical and cultural identification with Britain does not support the claim that supporters of independence are motivated primarily by atavism. Asked to consider the statement “If Scotland becomes independent I’ll feel British due to history, geography and culture”, only 19 per cent of respondents either tended to disagree or disagreed strongly[ii]. In [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Stagnation in Northern Ireland requires new interventions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 21:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Ó Giobúin]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mediation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Ireland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems as if inter-ethnic, territorial and sectarian tensions have become a global epidemic in recent times. Israeli-Palestinian relations are on a knife-edge, the conflicts in Nigeria and Central African Republic have not been resolved, and there is a feeling that Ukraine is still very much an ongoing affair. And then there is Northern Ireland. While violence is not unusual there, the 12th of July always appears to herald a spike in sectarian activities and feelings. The longevity of the Northern Irish Troubles can possibly only be fully appreciated when compared in turn with the longevity of the Northern Irish peace process: a decades-long process of plotting a delicate road map to sustainable intra-communal relations, a map which as of yet remains to be finalised.  With the annual 12th of July celebrations just hours away, it is perhaps a suitable time to re-evaluate what direction needs to be taken in reaching a lasting compromise and consensus between the conflicting ideologies of the region. In many ways, the hard work appears to have been done. The Good Friday Agreement can be regarded as having heralded a new age in the troubled region; no longer do the streets of Belfast resemble a war zone, and while [&#8230;]]]></description>
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