Abstract
Given the power of symbols and parades to generate violence in so-called post-conflict Northern Ireland, it is with some anxiety that the region waits on another round of contentious parades this weekend.
First, in the capital Belfast, Irish nationalists march into the city centre to commemorate the anniversary of internment. Then, unionists in the Apprentice Boys organisation partake of their traditional parade in Derry, the region’s second city the name of which is a point of inter-community disagreement. (Nationalists prefer Derry, unionists Londonderry. The official line is an awkward compromise: Derry-Londonderry.)
First, in the capital Belfast, Irish nationalists march into the city centre to commemorate the anniversary of internment. Then, unionists in the Apprentice Boys organisation partake of their traditional parade in Derry, the region’s second city the name of which is a point of inter-community disagreement. (Nationalists prefer Derry, unionists Londonderry. The official line is an awkward compromise: Derry-Londonderry.)
| Original language | English |
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| Specialist publication | The Conversation |
| Publisher | The Conversation UK |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Aug 2013 |
