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Hassan, David and O'Kane, Philip (2012) Terrorism and the abnormality of sport in Northern Ireland. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 47 (3). pp. 397-413. [Journal article]
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Abstract
This article examines the rationale for the limited use of sport by a range of paramilitary rganizations in Northern Ireland to supplement their wider political and ideological aspirations. In any divided society all aspects of life are recruited to reveal and occasionally contribute to this separation and periodically, when seeking to attack or undermine ‘the other’, their sporting pursuits and interests become part of any military offensive. Whilst it is wrong to suggest that sport was a consistent or substantial factor in the ethno-sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, which unfolded over the latter part of the 20th century, it was used in a strategic manner by terror organizations and thus its deployment was rarely ill-conceived even if the outcomes of their actions were almost always unjustifiable and, ultimately, futile.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
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| Keywords: | Sport, Terrorism, Northern Ireland |
| Faculties and Schools: | Faculty of Life and Health Sciences Faculty of Life and Health Sciences > Ulster Sports Academy |
| Research Institutes and Groups: | Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Institute > Social Sciences of Sport |
| ID Code: | 24185 |
| Deposited By: | Dr David Hassan |
| Deposited On: | 22 Nov 2012 09:09 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2012 09:09 |
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