Fragments of Victory

The Contemporary Irish Left

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Oisín Gilmore, David Landy, Oisin Gilmore

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'Captures the sheer energy and diversity of the Irish left' - Conor McCabeThere is much to learn from modern leftwing activism in Ireland. A rich tapestry of movements, including republicans, social democrats, trade unions, Trotskyists and anarchists, have battled neoliberalism and austerity with vigour, frustration, success and failure.Fragments of Victory charts these political currents, from the difficult early years of anti-austerity campaigning to the seismic victory of 'Repeal' – the campaign for women’s reproductive rights.Each chapter covers a different campaign or group, written by leading activists who provide insiders’ perspectives on how history was made, and share valuable insights that can be applied to international movements everywhere.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-01-20
Mått140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt242 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagPluto Press
ISBN9780745348759

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Oisín Gilmore is Senior Economist at TASC (Thinktank for Action on Social Change) in Dublin, Ireland. He has participated in various social movements in Ireland, Britain and continental Europe.David Landy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology in Trinity College Dublin and Director of the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, Conflict. He has written for Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Social Movement Studies on the water charges movement, Irish anti-racism and Palestinian solidarity. He is the author of Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights, and co-editor of Enforcing Silence: Academic Freedom and Criticism of Israel.

1. Introduction - Oisín Gilmore and David LandyPart I: Campaigns2. Anti-Austerity Struggles 2008-13 - by David Landy3. Water Charges - by Dave Gibney4. Abortion - by Aileen O’Carroll and Máire Ni Chuagáin5. Housing - by Juliana Sassi, Seamus Farrell, Rosi Leonard and Aisling HeddermanPart II: Organisations6. Trade Unions - by Mary Muldowney7. The Centre Left - by Paul Dillon8. Anarchism - by Kevin Doyle9. Trotskyism - by David Landy10. Republicanism - by Dan Finn, Stewart Reddin and Damian Lawlor11. Conclusion - by Oisín Gilmore

'Activists in movements and the left often feel despair because they have never experienced successful mass struggles – unlike the Republic of Ireland. In 2014-16 working-class communities stopped the introduction of water charges through widespread direct action, while 2018 saw mass participation win abortion rights in the teeth of church power. Written by activists, this book tells these and other key stories of Irish movements and left groups as a key resource for struggles elsewhere'