Civil society, post-colonialism and transnational solidarity : the Irish and the Middle East conflict / Marie-Violaine Louvet.

Civil Society, Post-Colonialism and Transnational Solidarity originates from Louvet's observation of the strong commitment of a layer of Irish civil society- from the man on the street to political parties, associations and trade unions- to the defence of one antagonist or the other in the Isra...

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Main Author: Louvet, Marie-Violaine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Theoretical introduction: a conceptual framework for the study of transnational movements between Ireland and Palestine/Israel
  • Part I. Irish Civil Society and Transnational Solidarity with Palestine: 3. Origins and evolutions of pro-Palestine associations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ; 4. Trade Unions in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland and the question of boycott ; 5. A politicization of Irish NGOs ?
  • Part II. Republicanism and the Colonial Reading of the Middle East: 6. Socialist republicanism, Marxism and the issue of Palestine ; 7. Republicanism and the Israel-Palestine conflict
  • Part III. Pro-Israel Ireland: 8. Voicing support for Israel: civil associations in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland ; 9. Unionism, loyalism and pro-Israel support ; 10. Conclusion.