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Gallaher, Carolyn. "Competing Visions of Loyalism in Post-industrial Belfast, Northern Ireland" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 12, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p34117_index.html>

Gallaher, C. , 2005-08-12 "Competing Visions of Loyalism in Post-industrial Belfast, Northern Ireland" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p34117_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: This paper examines the transformation of the Loyalist Paramilitaries after the 1998 Good Friday Accord. The paper begins by identifying a key divide that has arisen within the Loyalist paramilitary structure since the signing of the historic 1998 accord. That divide pits 'fundamentalists,' who are often young and insist the war is not over, against reformers who tend to be ex-prisoners and supportive of the peace process. This paper examines two issues around which these two versions of Loyalism compete. The first is class-based and concerns how to view the province's new immigrants. Immigration has recently become an issue in the province as low wage workers from Chinal, Portugual, and the former Eastern bloc come to Belfast in search of work and/or assylym. The immigration issue is new in Northern Ireland. During the Troubles the province recorded negative net migration. For the first time in 30 years, however, the provinces has recorded a positive net-migration. The second issue the paper examines is cultural and concerns attempts to elevate 'Ulster-Scots' to a language on par with Irish. In part, the focus on language is historically based. During the Troulbes the Catholic/Republican population embraced the Irish language as symbolic of their "Irishness." The Good Friday Agreement has also elevated the issue of language by calling for equality of cultural _expression. Thus, the Protestant/Loyalist population now embraces 'Ulster Scots' as symbolic of its cultural heritage. The paper concludes with some general observations about the future path of Loyalism in the post-peace environment.

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