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    Chapter 1 – Nationalism and Identity

    Background: The outbreak of the troubles had significant roots in the historic, political, and cultural divisions largely between

    the Protestant Unionist population who wanted a unified UK and Ireland and the largely Catholic nationalist population who

    wanted an Irish reunification.

    Throughout the history of Northern Ireland, both the Catholic nationalist population and Protestant Unionist population, used

    constructed narratives of themselves and others to construct and mould stark cultural identities. These narratives were built on

    a foundation of “anxiety-laden perception” an idea Donald L. Horowitz describes as the fear of extinction, where the foundation

    is characterised by a deep-seated fear of people’s own survival whether physical, cultural, or symbolic, and fears of domination.

    These narrative of ‘fears of extinction’ were rife a between the communities in Northern Ireland, gaining strength, individuals

    and organisations using such narratives to justify images of themselves and of the other.

    Historical Context: To gain provide a sound argument regarding the extent to which discrimination towards Catholics was

    responsible for the outbreak of ‘the troubles’ in Northern Ireland it is very important to consider the historic contexts, especially

    regarding the historic and ever evolving nationalism and identity. The evolution and significance of nationalism and identity in

    shaping the and causing the outbreak of the Troubles, is rooted and extends from the late 12th century, when a deep

    history of conflict between Ireland and Great Britan was ignited. The 12th centruy was marked with the

    first Anglo-Norman invasion of ireland, where such invadors settled on the island, establishing an

    identity of the ‘old english’ which assimilated into Gaelic cultre, intermarring and collectalvt became

    known as Irish Catholic. However, on the otherhand, such assimiliation is suggested to be limited,

    policies such as the Plantation of Ulster in the 17th century encouraged English and Scottish Protestants

    to settle as a means of controlling Ireland quickly. These new settlers established a new tier system in

    Ireland, forming a rift in terms of economic and political dominance between the two populations.

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