1st Edition

Recognition, Equality and Democracy Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Politics

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

This volume brings together a range of theoretical responses to issues in Irish politics. Its organising ideas: recognition, equality, and democracy set the terms of political debate within both jurisdictions. For some, there are significant tensions between the grammar of recognition, concerned with esteem, respect and the symbolic aspects of social life, and the logic of equality, which is... Read more
  1. Introduction: Theorising Politics
  2. Jurgen De Wispelaere, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Philosophy

    Cillian McBride, Queen’s University Belfast, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy

    Shane O’Neill, Queen’s University Belfast, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy

  3. Critical Theory and Ethno-National Conflict: Assessing Northern Ireland’s Peace Process as a Model of Conflict Resolution.
  4. Shane O’Neill, Queen’s Belfast, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy

  5. Illegal in Ireland, Irish Illegals: Diaspora Nation as Racial State.
  6. Ronit Lentin, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Sociology

  7. Democratic Autonomy, Women’s Interests and Institutional Context.
  8. Ian O’Flynn, Newcastle University, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology

  9. Comprehensive Liberalism and Civic Education in the Republic of Ireland.
  10. Graham Finlay, UCD, School of Politics and International Relations

  11. The Battle(s) Over Children’s Rights in the Irish Constitution.
  12. Aoife Nolan, Queen’s University Belfast, School of Law

  13. Disability Rights in Ireland: Chronicle of a Missed Opportunity.
  14. Jurgen De Wispelaere, Trinity College Dublin, Department of Philosophy

    Judy Walsh, School of Social Justice, University College Dublin

  15. How to Think About Marriage: Autonomy, Equality, Recognition.
  16. Pete Morriss, National University of Ireland- Galway, Department of Sociological and Political Studies

  17. The Regulation of Public Space in Northern Ireland.
  18. Ciarán O’Kelly, Queen’s University Belfast, School of Law

    Dominic Bryan , Queen’s University Belfast, School of History and Anthropology

  19. Identity, Unity, and the Limits of Democracy.

Cillian McBride, Queen’s University Belfast, School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy

Biography

Jurgen De Wispelaere lectures in political philosophy at the Dept. of Philosophy, Trinity College Dublin.

Cillian McBride is a lecturer in political theory, at the School of Politics, International Studies, & Philosophy, Queen’s University Belfast.

Shane O’ Neill is Professor of Political Theory, at the School of Politics, International Studies, & Philosophy, Queen’s University Belfast.