1 Path - dependence in settlement processes : explaining settlement in Northern Ireland
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The recent literature on path-dependence provides a model that can be used in explanation of ethnic conflict and settlement processes. Using Northern Ireland as a case study, this article ies this paper suggests that it is indeed possible to identify path-dependent patternsIt ortance , the generation of ‘endogenous’ processes of change, these. It shows how and why factors such as power, perception, networks and institutions vary in their impact on conflict and explains when they work together to produce settlement.
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