1. Introduction: Fragmentation and Instability -- 2. Two Fragmented Communities -- 3. Stability and Instability -- 4. The Ethnic and Religious Cleavages -- 5. The Class Cleavage -- 6. The Political Elites: Coalescence and Competition -- 7. Elite Political Culture: Cooperation and Confrontation -- 8. Conditions Conducive to Cooperative Elite Behaviour -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A The National Election Study and the Northern Ireland Loyalty Survey -- Appendix B Occupational Stratification in New Brunswick and Northern Ireland
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