Diarmuid Whelan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4097898 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Diarmuid Whelan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Diarmuid |
| FAMILY NAME | Whelan |
| SIGNATURE | WHELAN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College Cork |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Conor Cruise O'Brien and the Legitimation of Violence
This article deals with a little known collection of essays by Conor Cruise O’Brien entitled Herod: Reflections on Political Violence. These essays are based on varying interpretations of legitimacy, as it relates to democracy, violence and history. From the disavowal of his own previously held left‐wing radical positions and critiques, especially as they applied to ‘the Troubles’ and institutionalised violence, it illustrates that O’Brien’s focu…
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Conor Cruise O'Brien and the Legitimation of Violence
This article deals with a little known collection of essays by Conor Cruise O’Brien entitled Herod: Reflections on Political Violence. These essays are based on varying interpretations of legitimacy, as it relates to democracy, violence and history. From the disavowal of his own previously held left‐wing radical positions and critiques, especially as they applied to ‘the Troubles’ and institutionalised violence, it illustrates that O’Brien’s focu…
Cruise (1 work) · Democracy (1 work) · History (1 work) · Irish and British Studies (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Legitimacy (1 work) · Legitimation (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Political history (1 work) · Political science (1 work)