北愛爾蘭族群衝突研究：根源與本質

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Title:	北愛爾蘭族群衝突研究：根源與本質
Other Titles:	The Study of Ethnic Groups Conflict in Northern Ireland: the Origins and Nature
Authors:	林繼彥 Lin, Ji-Yen
Contributors:	歐洲研究所許仟 Hsu, Qien
Keywords:	北愛爾蘭問題;族群衝突;新舊教徒;二元文化認同;二元政治認同 Northern Ireland Question;ethnic groups conflict;Protestants and Catholics;polarised cultural identities;polarised political identities
Date:	2002
Issue Date:	2015-05-27 14:54:25 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	曾經有專家這麼說，北愛爾蘭此一地區對英國而言，有如一根雞肋骨，「食之無味，棄之可惜」。此涵義大致是說，因內部兩大族群認同差異而引發層面擴及社會諸多層面的衝突，導致北愛爾蘭政經發展停滯，形成英國治下最貧瘠的一區，令英國挹注大量資金企圖帶動北愛爾蘭發展並解決所謂的「北愛爾蘭問題」 (the Northern Ireland Question) 。隨著冷戰的終結，美蘇和解帶動東西方冰凍的關係解凍、升溫，全球邁入「後現代」紀元，全球化開始影響地球村每一份子以及各個層面。昔日伴隨民族國家「現代化」所必然帶來的，中央集權內化與國家主權外化，所形成壁壘分明的國家疆界，越形模糊，而原本隱藏在國家一統局面的諸多區域性衝突便因此越形明顯。英國亦不例外。愛爾蘭的新舊教徒經歷了幾個世紀的衝突，在愛爾蘭獨立後，愛爾蘭共和軍的恐怖主義更顯示新舊教徒關係惡劣至無以復加，而成為著名的北愛爾蘭問題。因此究竟北愛爾蘭族群衝突淵源為何，其本質又為何，在歐洲聯盟整合成功的今日，格外令人好奇。本論文之研究方法主要採取歷史研究法，本研究務求釐清北愛爾蘭族群衝突與對立之根源、本質與過程。並輔以比較研究法，分析文化認同（宗教信仰特殊性）與政治認同（憲政立場）與一個分歧社會之關連性，其在於北愛爾蘭此一個案上的特殊性，以瞭解北愛爾蘭新舊教徒兩大族群衝突、對立之本質。本文章節以北愛爾蘭族群衝突之淵源與本質為命題核心，首先透過北愛爾蘭之人文、地理與歷史背景之探源，接著探討北愛爾蘭族群對立之三個面向：首先是文化面向，探索宗教信仰如何在北愛爾蘭形成族群衝突之認同基礎，並形成族群對立的那一道界線；接著是政治面向，瞭解北愛爾蘭衝突兩造之政治認同、北愛爾蘭政治機器如何運作、其間各政治勢力競爭與衝突之狀態又為何；社會經濟面向上，瞭解北愛爾蘭族群對立如何影響北愛爾蘭社會隔離，影響層面及於何處。最後，再藉由1972年以後為新舊教徒所做的政治妥協─和平進程，討論發生在北愛爾蘭之族群衝突本質為何，是否可以訴求政治妥協。北愛爾蘭問題與其它族群衝突個案之不同在於，它根本上是一個多元、多層次的問題，它摻雜了認同對立與多種地位不平等─政治、社會、經濟等問題。認同對立與地位不平等皆歸因於政治、文化認同之差異。組成北愛爾蘭社會之兩大族群，新舊教徒各自的社會主體在兩項認同上針鋒相對。在文化認同上，新舊教徒之區分不僅是宗教信仰差異之單純問題，各自社會主體文化分別以教派特色為基本元素。因為認同差異導致之對立在特殊歷史推波助瀾下，各種不平等逐漸加諸於屬於少數族群的天主教徒身上使其成為弱勢族群。而各種不平等再強化各種認同的分歧，兩者關係形成循環。 In British politics, the troubles that result from the conflict between the two ethnic groups, Protestants and Catholics, did great confuse to the British. The conflict between them not only results many victims, the riots during the troubles almost cease the economic development and business activity. To British Government, Northern Ireland is almost the greatest financial burden of the four territories of the United Kingdom. During the postmodern era, while the European integration movement seemed to be functioning well, the conflict between the Protestants and the Catholic in the island of Ireland, which rooted from the conquest of the Normans and the Tudors Kings, is still bothering the British when the IRA campaigns rose up during the 20th centuries. So the origins and the nature of the ethnic groups conflict in Northern Ireland are the key points of this study. In this thesis, the historical research method, and mainly the analysis of documents shall be the major research approach. In order to examine the differences between this case study and others to analysis the importance of religion among the dynamics of the conflict in Northern Ireland, the comparison method shall be the research method of certain categories. The origins or dynamics and the nature are the core of this study, and the items as follow are: first, the cultural dimension which is about whether religion is basic dynamic or not; second, the political dimension which is about what elements consist of polarized political identity and how they contribute to the way of political interaction; third, the eco-socio dimension which is about how separate the eco-socio interaction between the two groups. To sum up, the political reconciliation process set by the British government throughout the Direct Rule could be take to examine the nature of the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. To conclusion, the special character of the ethnic groups conflict in Northern Ireland would be its multi-unit and multi-layer nature. The Northern Ireland could be said a problem of politics, culture, and eco-socio inequalities. The roots of it came from the polarized political and cultural identities that result from its special historical background. The historical events contribute to the formation of anti-Protestant/Catholic identity and the British / Irish identity. And such conflicting and polarized identities among Ulster results in the special way of daily life: intolerance and prejudice to the other community make them separate, and separation make them had more prejudice. And such way of life enhanced the polarized identities and more easily to discriminate the other community.
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