Renewing the Republic
eBook - ePub

Renewing the Republic

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Renewing the Republic

About this book

Michael D. Higgins' vision as part of his Presidential election campaign and now following through to his tenure as President of Ireland, is 'of [an] inclusive citizenship in a creative society, as we build a real Republic that makes us proud to be Irish in the world'. Renewing the Republicis an expansion of that vision as Michael D. lays out, through a series of essays and speeches, the ideals and philosophies by which this is possible. This collection of essays include Michael D.'s reasons for running for the Irish presidency; his academic essays on a variety of subjects, including the peasantry in Ireland and public representation; his thoughts on recent social and political changes and the current economic crisis. His speech at the Tom Johnson Summer School, highlighting his commitment to the arts in Ireland, and his last speech to the DĂĄil on 25th January 2011 also feature. This rich and varied compilation explores six themes: citizenship and the republic; culture, identity and reputation; human rights; language; globalisation, emigration and exile; and the public space.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. 1: Recovering the Promise of a Real Republic
  5. 2: Transforming Ireland, 2011–2016: The Role of Uachtarán na hÉireann
  6. 3: Of Solidarity and Citizenship
  7. 4: Building the Politics of a Real Republic
  8. 5: Responding to the Crisis
  9. 6: The Democratic Programme of the First DĂĄil
  10. 7: Building a New Citizenship
  11. 8: The Present Economic and Political Crisis: Labour’s Response
  12. 9: Restoring Ethics to Politics and Economics
  13. 10: Citizenship: The Space of Politics Recovered
  14. 11: Culture, Creativity, Community and the Creative Industries
  15. 12: The Role of the Public Representative in Today’s Oireachtas
  16. 13: The Concept of the Irish Peasantry: A Reflection
  17. 14: Sugar, Tribes, Dispossession and Slavery: Montserrat and its Irish Connection
  18. 15: ‘Monkeys in the Superstructure’: Peadar O’Donnell
  19. 16: Remembering Bobbie Burke
  20. 17: Remembering Noel Browne
  21. 18: ‘A Celebration of the Divine in Nature and the Senses’: Of My Friendship with John O’Donohue
  22. Index
  23. Copyright