The quality of mercy: how religion and ethno-nationalism influence attitudes towards amnesty in Northern Ireland

Brewer, John D. and Hayes, Bernadette C. (2016) The quality of mercy: how religion and ethno-nationalism influence attitudes towards amnesty in Northern Ireland. Democratic Audit Blog (24 Nov 2016). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

The Good Friday Agreement gave political resonance to concepts like amnesty, forgiveness and mercy – all of them familiar from the lexicon of religion. John D Brewer and Bernadette C Hayes found that religious and ethno-national identity in Northern Ireland both influence public attitudes towards amnesty. In particular, belief in the Bible as the literal word of God is a significant predictor of people’s support for retribution.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	http://www.democraticaudit.com
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BS The Bible B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BX Christian Denominations H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2017 08:43
Last Modified:	09 May 2025 03:57
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/69058

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