Title of Project :
A Sociological analysis of Ulster-Scots ideology and identity.
Project Description : Martin’s Doctoral thesis is concerned with a sociological analysis of Ulster-Scots as a (re) emerging category of identity which is accompanied by a discrete ideological position in Northern Ireland. His most notable findings have been that contrary to academic and popular opinion, Ulster-Scots should not be viewed simply as a language movement. Instead it is primarily concerned with the reinvestigation and dissemination of a communal identity, which borrows heavily upon an ideology of genealogical descent. It is also apparent that the contemporary Ulster-Scots movement cannot be fully understand without recognising the impact of the changing social and political context in Northern Ireland on the identity of the Protestant community and the influence of traditional unionist, loyalist and ‘orange’ standpoints on the creation of an Ulster-Scots identity and ideology.
Other Information : Martin is currently employed by the Institute of Ulster-Scots Studies and is working on a paper for publication concerning the role that the ideology of diaspora plays in the creation of an Ulster-Scots identity and in the Ulster-Scots imagining of history. He haspreviously completed a researchreport concerning the treatment of Ulster-Scots within the Northern Irish press.
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