The doctrine of self-determination and the Irish move to independence, 1916–1922
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6293114 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bill Kissane (0000-0002-0371-7889, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 327-346 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1356931032000131200 |
| OpenAlex | W1995946177 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article examines how the doctrine of self-determination was employed by Irish nationalists to appeal for international recognition of an Irish Republic after the First World War. While their use of the doctrine reflected a general tension between its external and internal variants, the case for self-determination also rested on a particular reading of British–Irish history. That history was invoked to support a maximalist interpretation of the doctrine between 1918 and 1920, but with the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 consensus on external self-determination disappeared in favour of more pragmatic arguments for self-government, a shift which resulted in civil war
Appeal · Doctrine · Ideology · Independence (probability theory · Irish · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Treaty · Irish and British Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |