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The Dynamics of Orangeism in Scotland

Social Sources of Political Influence in a Mass-Member Organization, 1860–2001

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2016

Eric Kaufmann
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Abstract

Like other voluntary associations, fraternities such as the Orange Order underpin political cleavages. The membership dynamics behind such associations are less clear. Rival theories attribute membership fluctuations alternatively to changes in social capital, economic structure, culture, or events. This article uses a pooled time-series cross sectional model to evaluate competing hypotheses for the period since 1860. Results suggest that membership was linked to longer-term shifts in ethnic boundaries rather than structural or social capital variables, with events playing an intermediate role. Scottish Protestant mobilization against Catholics was less important than Irish Protestant ethnicity, but both were key. Finally, the order has been numerically weaker than many believe; hence its inability—even during the apex of its influence—to shape Tory policy.

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Social Science History , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , Summer 2006 , pp. 263 - 292
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Copyright © Social Science History Association 2006 

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