Civic Republicanism is a critical introduction to one of the most important topics in political philosophy. Iseult Honohan presents an authoritative and accessible account of civic republicanism, its origins and its problems, and examines all the central themes of this political theory.

This book aims to contribute to current debates on republicanism by examining the relationship between republican theory and practice in a variety of contexts.
The claim that civic republicanism can better address contemporary political problems than either liberalism or communitarianism has recently achieved considerable prominence, and been much debated.
This volume aims to confront normative theory with historical and comparative analysis in order to explore the claim that republican theory can address contemporary political problems in ways that are both valuable and significantly...

This volume explores the meaning of republicanism in contemporary Ireland. While this has often been identified simply with nationalism, the book examines the connections, comparisons and contrasts between Irish republicanism and other strands of republican politics: the ideology and practice of official French republicanism, the broader European and American civic republican tradition and the contemporary revival of this tradition of citizenship.
Academics from different disciplines, along with statesmen and politicians from different political perspectives, are brought together to...

Does the concept of domination cast new light on issues that arise in the context of migration and citizenship? If citizenship is a status that provides protection from domination, understood as subjection to arbitrary interference, are non-citizens - whether outside or inside the state - necessarily subject to domination by virtue of being non-citizens? Does domination provide a useful basis for considering the harms that migrants suffer? If non-domination is a value to be promoted in politics, what are the implications for the treatment of migrants and resident non-citizens? This book...

This book examines the treatment of cultural and religious diversity - indigenous and immigrant - on both sides of the Irish border in order to analyse the current state of tolerance and to consider the kinds of policies that may support integration while respecting diversity. The first two sections focus on the spheres of education, civic life and politics, including chapters on specific groups (e.g. travellers and immigrants), as well as on the communal divisions in Northern Ireland. Later chapters reflect on the Irish experience of diversity, and consider what may be the most appropriate...