The New Politics Of Sinn Féin

Author : Kevin Bean
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846311444

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The New Politics of Sinn Féin by Kevin Bean Pdf

Sinn Féin (“ourselves” or “we ourselves”) began innocuously enough, at least in etymology, when founder Arthur Griffith asked the publishers of an Oldcastle paper if he might use their name for a new political party that he was setting up. Since that 1905 founding, however, and through its journey from revolutionary movement to potential political partner in the state it was pledged to destroy, the modern political meaning of Sinn Féin reflects a contradictory and tension-heavy history of Irish republicanism. The New Politics of Sinn Féin is a powerful and revealing assessment of the ideological and organizational development of provisional republicanism since 1985. The first half of the volume chronicles the processes of change that transformed the republican movement from its revolutionary origins to its current role as a civic and legislative power, while the second half explores the ideological implications of this transition. Arguing that the political movement remains a site of contestation between elements of the universal and the particular, Kevin Bean looks especially to the tensions between civic and ethnic conceptions of identity and the nation as a way to define Sinn Féin in its current incarnation—making this an essential volume for anyone concerned with the contemporary state of Irish politics.

Author : Agnès Maillot
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 0415321964

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New Sinn Féin by Agnès Maillot Pdf

Containing interviews with key figures, such as Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, The New Sinn Féin is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Irish politics, and the republican movement in particular.

Author : Kevin Bean
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 0716533952

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The New Politics of Sinn Fein, 1985-2006 by Kevin Bean Pdf

Looks at how far the politics of the Provisional Republican movement in Northern Ireland underwent a fundamental transformation from the mid-1980s onwards. In explaining how and why this occurred, the focus is on the development of certain ideological themes, such as community and identity politics. The discussion places this development in a wider context by considering whether the Provisional movement now acts as a pseudo-state within the nationalist community in Northern Ireland and how these political and ideological processes reflect broader shifts in the pattern of politics, both within Northern Ireland and internationally. The book contains an extensive range of interviews with republican activists and leaders at all levels, former prisoners, community activists, British officials and politicians, and leading Unionists who have been involved with the negotiations with Sinn Fein. One of the central themes is the developing relationship between the state and former radical challengers to its authority. The book argues that the British government's social and economic strategy of community development from the 1970s onwards consciously strengthened the Provisionals as de facto partners in governance initially at local and, later, the wider communal level after 1998. Consideration is given to the impact that the events of September 11, 2001, and the continuing 'war on terrorism' have had on the range of military-political strategies available to the Provisionals. The author concludes that the changed international political imperatives of governments and populations seem now to define the limited political space open to the Provisionals. ~

Author : Deaglán de Bréadún
Publisher : Merrion Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785370434

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Power Play by Deaglán de Bréadún Pdf

This is the first comprehensive analysis of how Sinn Féin has transformed itself from ‘political wing’ of the Republican movement to a mainstream force in Irish politics. In this book by one of Ireland’s leading political journalists, Deaglán de Bréadún provides an incisive account of how the party has arrived at a position, in the space of one generation, where it is in power north of the border and knocking on the door of government in the south. Despite recent controversies and scandals arising from alleged sexual abuse by republican activists, and the violent legacies of the Troubles, the party has maintained its popularity. The outsiders have now become insiders in the political game. How did this dramatic transformation come about? Based on detailed research as well as interviews with a wide range of figures inside Sinn Féin and across the Irish political spectrum, Deaglán de Bréadún unveils a fascinating and indispensable analysis of a party that has come in from the cold. The book also draws on the author’s experiences covering the Northern Ireland peace process as well as politics in the Republic for many years, to reveal the most fascinating and unmissable political story of 2015.

Author : Matthew Whiting
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781474420556

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Sinn Fein and the IRA by Matthew Whiting Pdf

Matthew Whiting explores Irish republicanism's transformation from violence to political power. He examines their electoral participation and engagement in democratic bargaining, the role of Irish-America and British government policy to argue that moderation was a long-term process of concessions in return for increased political inclusion.

Author : Eoin Ó Broin
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015078781773

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Sinn Féin and The Politics of Left Republicanism by Eoin Ó Broin Pdf

Analyses the growing political influence of Sinn Féin and its place in the globally resurgent democratic left.

Author : Gerry Adams
Publisher : Brandon Books
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122236446

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The New Ireland by Gerry Adams Pdf

A unique political manifesto at a crucial moment from the leading figure in Irish Republicanism. Adams outlines the challenge of transforming Irish society through a vision of self-determination and sovereignty, inclusiveness and equality.

Author : Sinn Fein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Elections
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070837765

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Building a New Ireland by Sinn Fein Pdf

Author : Neil Collins,Terry Cradden
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0719061741

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Irish Politics Today by Neil Collins,Terry Cradden Pdf

This new edition has been revised and updated to include coverage of the 1997 general election, the creation of a new coalition of Fianna Fail, and the Progressive Democrats under Bertie Ahern. Reflecting on current developments in Irish politics, the authors also examine other crucial issues such as the implications of a written constitution, changes in the party system, the power of major special interest groups, the role of the civil service, the position of the media, and membership in the European Union.

Author : John Hume
Publisher : Roberts Rinehart
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461660248

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A New Ireland by John Hume Pdf

Hume recounts the struggle for the nationalist community's rights and presents a blueprint for peace.

Author : Maura Adshead,Jonathon Tonge
Publisher : Red Globe Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015080898409

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Politics in Ireland by Maura Adshead,Jonathon Tonge Pdf

Politics in Ireland is the first major text to provide an accessible and systematic analysis of the politics of Ireland: North as well as South. With the development of a new Northern Irish political system and increasing links across the island, the authors argue that the time is ripe to study together the two polities, which share so much of a common history but which have had very different evolutions through the 20th century. Drawing upon an exceptionally wide range of sources and their own original research, the authors deploy a thematic approach to the study of political institutions, political behaviour and public policy in both the Republic and Northern Ireland in order to produce a detailed, but highly readable, assessment of governance and politics in both political systems. This approach enables them both to outline the differences and similarities between the polities and to explain how they relate to the wider world, in particular to the UK and to Europe.

Author : Neil Collins,Frank McCann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Ireland
ISBN : UOM:39015015464319

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Irish Politics Today by Neil Collins,Frank McCann Pdf

This new edition has been revised and updated to include coverage of the 1997 general election, the creation of a new coalition of Fianna Fail, and the Progressive Democrats under Bertie Ahern. Reflecting on current developments in Irish politics, the authors also examine other crucial issues such as the implications of a written constitution, changes in the party system, the power of major special interest groups, the role of the civil service, the position of the media, and membership in the European Union. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Author : Gerard Murray,Jonathan Tonge
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : UOM:39015061184803

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Sinn Féin and the SDLP by Gerard Murray,Jonathan Tonge Pdf

A political history of the SDLP and Sinn Fein, from the onset of the Troubles in 1970 to the 2001 general election. It outlines the political fortunes of the SDLP from its participation in the 1974 power-sharing government to facing direct competition from Sinn Fein during the Hunger Strikes of the early 1980s.

Author : Mel Farrell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319635859

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Party Politics in a New Democracy by Mel Farrell Pdf

This book offers a timely, and fresh historical perspective on the politics of independent Ireland. Interwar Ireland’s politics have been caricatured as an anomaly, with the distinction between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael bewildering political commentators and scholars alike. It is common for Ireland’s politics to be presented as an anomaly that compare unfavourably to the neat left/right cleavages evident in Britain and much of Europe. By offering an historical re-appraisal of the Irish Free State’s politics, anchored in the wider context of inter-war Europe, Mel Farrell argues that the Irish party system is not unique in having two dominant parties capable of adapting to changing circumstances, and suggests that this has been a key strength of Irish democracy. Moreover, the book challenges the tired cliché of ‘Civil War Politics’ by demonstrating that events subsequent to Civil War led the Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil cleavage dominant in the twentieth-century.

Author : Agnès Maillot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 0203338766

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The New Sinn Féin by Agnès Maillot Pdf