Constituting Identity
Political Identity Formation and the Constitution in Post-independence Ireland
Patrick Hanafin(Author)
Dartmouth Publishing Co Ltd
Published on 13. June 2001
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Hardback
140 pages
978-0-7546-2138-6 (ISBN)
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This volume attempts to analyze the contradictory notions of citizenship posited by postcolonial Irish constitutional discourse. In the postcolonial period of Ireland's history, Irish citizenship has been marked by a conflict between foundational nationalist notions of the nation and a more liberal narrative of individual autonomy. This splintering into competing class, economic and other identity positions is at odds with the search for an Ireland, uncomplicated, cohesive and immutable. Patrick Hanafin does not set out to find a single definition as to what it means to be an Irish citizen, but rather to try and understand the different definitions already available. He analyzes "Irishness" within the context of culture and the law in Ireland and considers how representative the constitution, drawn up by individuals, is when reflecting Ireland as a whole.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 223 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7546-2138-6 (9780754621386)
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Constituting Identity
Political Identity Formation and the Constitution in Post-Independence Ireland
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Content
Introduction - represent(n)ation in the constitutional text; origi(n)ation - the problem of the subject in the constitutional text; of manifestos and mamafesta's - gender in(g) the new Ireland; quare nation - lesbion and gay citizenship in postcolonial law and literature; d(en)ying narratives - law, bioethics and identity; terri(s)tory - nation and territory in Irish constitutional discourse; renarr(n)ation - the constitution and the limits of Irish identity.