Two schools dominate the literature on democracy in divided societies: consociationalism
and centripetalism. The first advocates group representation and power sharing while the …

This article explores party strategies in electoral competition in Catalonia in order to test the
existence of ethnic outbidding (;). We contribute with original findings on this case by …

What are the domestic consequences of symbolic conflict resolution? We isolate the effect of
symbolic conflict by looking into a dispute with no material stakes (for one side), but high …

Despite the seismic shift of Sinn Féin from being the “mouthpiece” of the Provisional Irish
Republican Army to the largest nationalist force in Northern Ireland, the party continues to …

This article argues that post-conflict consociational arrangements in ethnically divided
societies incentivize moderation by political parties, but not policy differentiation outside the …

The term “ethnic outbidding” refers to an auction-like process where ethnically-based
political parties adopt extreme ideological positions as a means of distancing themselves …

International territorial conflicts are frequently characterized by political recourse to
narratives of nationalist entitlement, stifling conflict resolution by raising domestic audience …

When are domestic publics most sympathetic to nationalist territorial ambitions? Conflict
scholars commonly assume support should be greatest when territory is framed as being of …

This article examines how violent separatist groups moderate. Using the case of Sinn Féin
and the IRA in Northern Ireland, it shows that moderation is a multidimensional process …

Inequality, Identity, and the Politics of Northern Ireland examines how the politics of threat
and resentment, undergirded by persistent poverty and class and gender inequalities across …