Recognition, Equality and Democracy - Theoretical Perspectives on Irish Politics (Paperback)

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 primarily concerned with the distribution of material resources and formal opportunities, while for others, tensions are produced rather by certain interpretations of these ideas while alternative readings may, by contrast, serve as the basis for a systematic account of social and political inequality. The essays in this collection will explore these interconnections with reference to the politics of Northern Ireland and the Republic. The Republic has gone through a period in which its constitution was the focus for a liberal politics aimed at securing personal autonomy, while Northern Ireland's political landscape has been shaped by the problem of securing political autonomy and democratic legitimacy. While the papers address key questions facing each particular polity, the issues themselves have resonances for politics on each side of the border.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2008
Editors:	Jurgen De Wispelaere • Cillian McBride • Shane O'Neill
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	228
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-99709-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > General
LSN:	1-138-99709-9
Barcode:	9781138997097

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