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 | | Debates over the nature of this conflict have been wide-ranging, but the dominant view, one which is reflected in the mass media, is that the conflict is "criminal" rather than "political" in nature. |
 | | But while this view is dominant, it is not ubiquitous, being held neither by those who challenge the foundations of the Northern Ireland state (Adams 1989, 1986), nor by those communities which are tolerant if not supportive of those labeled as "terrorists" (Bishop and Mallie 1987; Burton 1979, 1978, 1976; Coogan 1987; Kelley 1988). |
 | | The dominant media image of the conflict, one that emerged with the advent of the criminalization policy, is devoid of explanation and historical context and focuses on the human interest aspects of the viol- ence (Curtis 1984; Elliott 1977). |
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