Abstract
This article discusses the potential for human rights principles and practices to provide a foundation for building cross-community solidarity between the ‘two communities’ of Northern Ireland through an analysis of two case studies. The article draws on ethnographic and interview data collected in Belfast between 2005 and 2009. It begins with a theoretical examination of the relationship between two important concepts in the study of ethno-nationalist conflict and reconciliation – loyalty and solidarity. It then examines ways in which participation in human rights activities both recognises and challenges particularistic loyalties in divided communities, providing a foundation for an emergent solidarity between local communities. Finally the article proposes a theoretical model of ‘thick’ and ‘thin’ solidarity as a way of understanding these processes in the context of the ongoing Northern Ireland peace process.
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