Abstract

In central Belfast, riots break out. Over the course of a month, thousands of individuals take part. A number of police officers are injured (McDonald 2012) and death threats are issued to MPs (Belfast Telegraph 2012). violence explodes when Loyalist protesters staging a demonstration at Belfast enter the Catholic enclave and traditional Republican stronghold of Short Strand and fighting breaks out between the two groups. The protesters are demonstrating against a symbolic issue: the Belfast City Council’s vote to end the practice of flying the union flag 365 days a year from the dome of the City Hall.

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