Structural changes in the global economy have had far reaching effects on the class structure and spatial configuration of cities. Although most cities have been effected in a broadly similar fashion, each specific city displays distinctive local characteristics. Differing modalities of state policy interact with global processes and local realities. This article looks at the effects of these processes on Belfast and argues that the traditional class and spatial configuration of both nationalism and unionism, and the interaction between them, has undergone significant changes in the last two decades.
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