TY - JOUR
T1 - The Influence of Religion and Ethnonationalism on Public Attitudes towards Amnesty
T2 - Northern Ireland as a Case Study
AU - Brewer, John D.
AU - Hayes, Bernadette C.
N1 - The 2011 Northern Ireland Social and Political Attitudes Survey was collected
by John D. Brewer and Bernadette C. Hayes and was funded by the Leverhulme
Trust under the Compromise After Conflict Programme (Grant no.
F/00/152/AK).
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The granting of amnesties has now become a cornerstone of peacebuilding efforts in societies emerging from conflict. Yet, the impact of the role of religion and ethnicity in determining attitudes towards such arrangements has not been empirically assessed. Mindful of this omission, this article investigates the relationship between a range of religious measures – religious practices and beliefs in and about God – and ethnonationalist identity on public attitudes toward amnesty in Northern Ireland. Based on nationally representative survey data, the results suggest that although Protestants are significantly more opposed to such an initiative than Catholics, both religious beliefs and ethnonational identity are significant, albeit divergent, net predictors with respect to their differing views.
AB - The granting of amnesties has now become a cornerstone of peacebuilding efforts in societies emerging from conflict. Yet, the impact of the role of religion and ethnicity in determining attitudes towards such arrangements has not been empirically assessed. Mindful of this omission, this article investigates the relationship between a range of religious measures – religious practices and beliefs in and about God – and ethnonationalist identity on public attitudes toward amnesty in Northern Ireland. Based on nationally representative survey data, the results suggest that although Protestants are significantly more opposed to such an initiative than Catholics, both religious beliefs and ethnonational identity are significant, albeit divergent, net predictors with respect to their differing views.
U2 - 10.1080/13537113.2016.1239444
DO - 10.1080/13537113.2016.1239444
M3 - Article
VL - 22
SP - 393
EP - 411
JO - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
JF - Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
SN - 1353-7113
IS - 4
ER -