Public Support for Political Violence and Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Public Support for Political Violence and Paramilitarism in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
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北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国公众对政治暴力和准军事主义的支持
DOI：
10.1080/095465590944569
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发表时间：
2005
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
I. McAllister
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文献类型：
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作者：
B. Hayes;I. McAllister
关于北爱尔兰准军事活动的大多数研究都集中在准军事组织的历史起源或从事这种活动的个人的背景特征上。较少注意分析北爱尔兰和爱尔兰共和国公众对在这个社会内使用准军事暴力作为一种政治工具的态度。在本文中，我们认为，冲突的顽固性和目前在准军事武器退役问题上陷入僵局的原因之一是这两个社会的平民人口对准军事活动的广泛潜在支持。总的来说，结果表明，只有在北爱尔兰很长一段时间内没有政治暴力，才会削弱对准军事主义的支持，并导致武器退役。
Most of the research on paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland has concentrated on either the historical origins of paramilitary organizations or the background characteristics of individuals who engage in this activity. Less attention has been given to analyzing public attitudes in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland toward the use of paramilitary violence as a political tool within this society. In this paper we argue that one of the reasons for the intractability of the conflict and the current impasse over the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons is the widespread latent support for paramilitary activity among the civilian population in both these societies. Overall, the results suggest that only a lengthy period without political violence in Northern Ireland will undermine support for paramilitarism and result in the decommissioning of weapons.