Sectarianism in the Northern Ireland workplace

Dickson, David; Hargie, Owen

doi:10.1108/10444060610734172

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“…This explicit disconnect can lay the ground for a middle-range theory dealing with the translation of micro-level accounts of intergroup prejudice reduction into reduced macro-level conflicts among opposing groups (see Pettigrew, 2008: 195), a critical issue in studies of interethnic relations in conflict zones (e.g. Dickson and Hargie, 2006; Hewstone et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While its focus has mainly been stable societies, contact theory has recently been applied in studies of workplace relations in war-torn regions. For example, in their study of Northern Irish workplaces employing Catholic and Protestant workers some years after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, Dickson and Hargie (2006: 60) document shop-floor manifestations of broader ethno-national tensions, such as displays of national-religious identity (flags, emblems) that management generally see as representing ‘tolerable sectarianism’. Other studies of workplace relations in war-torn regions focus on caring occupations such as social work (Hewstone et al, 2006; Ramon et al, 2006) and psychology (Bar-On, 2001).…”

Section: Diversity Management and Workplace Intergroup Encountersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Palestinian Arabs and Jews at Work: Workplace Encounters in a War-Torn Country and the Grassroots Strategy of ‘Split Ascription’

Darr

2017

Work, Employment and Society

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What are the workplace manifestations of ongoing ethno-national conflict? How do co-workers on rival sides in war-torn countries cope with these manifestations? Interviews with nurses, nursing assistants and physicians in a Palestinian-Arab hospital and in a Jewish retirement home reveal how the broader ethno-national conflict in Israel penetrates the workplace. Problems arise for them when violence related to the conflict erupts outside the workplace and when patients express racist views during interactions with medical staff. This study finds that staff members respond with 'split ascription', a grassroots coping strategy that differentiates between a cooperative work environment and discriminatory structural elements of the employing organization. Split ascription challenges existing theories of interethnic relations in the workplace, as it combines both interactional and structural elements within a single coping strategy.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Diversity Management and Workplace Intergroup Encountersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Palestinian Arabs and Jews at Work: Workplace Encounters in a War-Torn Country and the Grassroots Strategy of ‘Split Ascription’

Darr

2017

Work, Employment and Society

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“…However, sectarianism does not simply occur in terms of violence and terror, but is evident through “everyday” sectarian practices (Cairns, 2000), which are perpetuated through discursive formations (Foucault, 1972/2002). In this way, we can see that behavior such as wearing symbolic signifiers or singing songs is sectarian, albeit in a socially accepted manner, despite many perceiving their actions differently (Cairns, 2000; Dickson & Hargie, 2006).…”

Section: Sectarianism At Ballycross Rfcmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…In the public domain, they had no control over how their words would be received by others. Dickson and Hargie’s (2006) study of sectarianism in the workplace highlights this, as several reports of harassment in their study were due to banter that had gone wrong.…”

Section: Sectarianism At Ballycross Rfcmentioning

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“It’d Just Be Banter”: Sectarianism in a Northern Irish Rugby Club

Kavanagh

2019

Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies

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Nearly two decades after the Good Friday Agreement, sectarianism still functions to structure much of the Northern Irish society. While this is often considered in terms of high-profile cases of sectarian violence, most sectarian behavior occurs in everyday practices. This article explores how sectarianism is expressed and understood within the context of a Northern Irish rugby club. I conducted a season-long ethnography using participant observation, focus group discussions, and semistructured interviews to gain an understanding of the particular context which framed the sectarian discourses at the club. Rather than a purely oppressive model, Ballycross RFC showcased how the sectarian climate of the Northern Irish society can be used and experienced in a multitude of ways.

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Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

Héliot

Gleibs

Coyle

et al. 2019

Human Resource Management

114

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We conducted a systematic review of relevant literature to address how religious and occupational identities relate to each other in the workplace. We identified 53 relevant publications for analysis and synthesis. Studies addressed value differences associated with religion and occupation, identity tensions, unmet expectations, and the connection of religious identity to well‐being and work outcomes. Key variables in the connection between religious and occupational identities included personal preferences, the fit between religious identity and job‐related concerns, and the organization's policies, practices, and expectations. We highlight the personal and organizational consequences of being able to express religious identity at work and the conditions that promote high congruence between religious identity and its expression in the workplace. From these findings, we develop a research agenda and offer recommendations for management practice that focus on support for expression of religious identity at work while maintaining a broader climate of inclusion.

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Sectarianism in the Northern Ireland workplace

Cited by 12 publications

References 40 publications

Palestinian Arabs and Jews at Work: Workplace Encounters in a War-Torn Country and the Grassroots Strategy of ‘Split Ascription’

Palestinian Arabs and Jews at Work: Workplace Encounters in a War-Torn Country and the Grassroots Strategy of ‘Split Ascription’

“It’d Just Be Banter”: Sectarianism in a Northern Irish Rugby Club

Religious identity in the workplace: A systematic review, research agenda, and practical implications

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