Author: Bryan, Dominic

Source: Anthropology in Action, Volume 13, Numbers 1-2, Spring/Summer 2006 , pp. 22-31(10)

Publisher: Berghahn Journals

Abstract:

Rioting in Northern Ireland sometimes appears endemic. The control of public space, through the utilisation of rituals and symbols, has played a significant part in the violent conflict and has remained a central issue since the 1998 Multi-Party Agreement institutionalised the peace process. This article draws upon ethnographic research and anthropological models of ritual to explore policy interventions in conflict resolution over potential public disorders. In particular, it looks at the use of monitors, mediators and marshals at parades and demonstrations and describes how anthropological fieldwork has played a role in developing projects and policies that offer solutions to a cycle of intercommunal street violence.

Keywords: NORTHERN IRELAND; PARADES; CONFLICT RESOLUTION; MEDIATION; PUBLIC ORDER; RIOTS; RITUAL; COMMUNITY POLICING

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/aia.2006.131205

Publication date: 2006-06-01

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