Sinn Féin and the IRA: From Revolution to Moderation

ISBN-13: 9781474453042 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str.

Mathew Whiting

Opis

IRA violence and Sinn F in's revolutionary politics plagued Northern Ireland for 30 years. Today, however, violence is (mostly) a tactic of the past and Sinn F in is a major political player in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. This is one of the most startling transformations of a radical violent movement in recent times. What exactly changed within Irish republicanism? What has stayed the same? And, crucially what caused this transformation? By examining republicanism's electoral participation and engagement in democratic bargaining, together with the role of Irish-America and British government policy, Mathew Whiting argues that moderation was a long-term process of concessions by republicanism in return for increased inclusion within the political system.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Radicalism and Moderation in the History of Irish Republicanism; 3. Electoral Participation and Republican Moderation; 4. Democratisation and Reining-In Radical Republicanism; 5. The US and Brokering Republican Moderation; 6. British Policy Towards Irish Republicanism; 7. Conclusion.