Citizen preferences about border arrangements in divided societies: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in Northern Ireland
Border arrangements are often critical to the successful negotiation of peace settlements and the broader politics of post-conflict societies. However, developing an understanding of popular preferences about these arrangements is difficult using traditional surveys. To address this problem, we used...
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doaj-a6a107b191044800926304a6d36a9b542020-11-25T03:56:50ZengSAGE PublishingResearch & Politics2053-16802020-07-01710.1177/2053168020929927Citizen preferences about border arrangements in divided societies: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in Northern IrelandEdward Morgan-Jones0Laura Sudulich1Feargal Cochrane2Neophytos Loizides3School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UKDepartment of Government, University of Essex, Colchester, UKSchool of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UKSchool of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, UKBorder arrangements are often critical to the successful negotiation of peace settlements and the broader politics of post-conflict societies. However, developing an understanding of popular preferences about these arrangements is difficult using traditional surveys. To address this problem, we used a conjoint survey experiment to assess preferences about post-Brexit border arrangements in Northern Ireland. We mapped areas of convergence and divergence in the preferences about post-Brexit border arrangements of unionist and nationalist communities, simulated the degree of public support for politically plausible outcomes and identified the border arrangements that both communities could agree upon. In so doing, we outlined an empirical approach to understanding public preferences about border arrangements that could be used to understand the degree of support for similar institutional arrangements in other divided societies.https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168020929927 |
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Edward Morgan-Jones Laura Sudulich Feargal Cochrane Neophytos Loizides Citizen preferences about border arrangements in divided societies: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in Northern Ireland Research & Politics |
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Citizen preferences about border arrangements in divided societies: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in Northern Ireland |
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Citizen preferences about border arrangements in divided societies: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in Northern Ireland |
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Citizen preferences about border arrangements in divided societies: Evidence from a conjoint experiment in Northern Ireland |
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Border arrangements are often critical to the successful negotiation of peace settlements and the broader politics of post-conflict societies. However, developing an understanding of popular preferences about these arrangements is difficult using traditional surveys. To address this problem, we used a conjoint survey experiment to assess preferences about post-Brexit border arrangements in Northern Ireland. We mapped areas of convergence and divergence in the preferences about post-Brexit border arrangements of unionist and nationalist communities, simulated the degree of public support for politically plausible outcomes and identified the border arrangements that both communities could agree upon. In so doing, we outlined an empirical approach to understanding public preferences about border arrangements that could be used to understand the degree of support for similar institutional arrangements in other divided societies. |
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