Féiniúlacht agus teanga

Sa chaibidil seo dírítear ar an bhféiniúlacht, an náisiún agus teanga. Cuirtear béim ar leith ar choincheap na féiniúlachta de bhrí gurb é coincheap an náisiúin fócas na caibidle. Trasnaíonn coincheap na teanga an dá choincheap eile chun an plé a chur i gcomhthéacs sochtheangeolaíochta. Tá an Ghaeilge ina fráma don phlé uilig. Tugtar eolas don léitheoir ar chuid de na príomhchoincheapa a bhaineann le féiniúlacht agus go háirithe le féiniúlacht náisiúnta, chomh maith le tuiscint ar ról na Gaeilge maidir le teacht chun cinn agus seasamh náisiún agus fhéiniúlacht náisiúnta na hÉireann.2019-10-01 JG: pdf replaced with publisher's permissio

Editorial : beyond the frontiers of political science : is good governance possible in cataclysmic times?

Published online: 19 September 2023This volume acknowledges the interdisciplinary nature of the climate crisis and aims to transcend the traditional boundaries of political science. By incorporating insights from various disciplines, the book seeks to provide a comprehensive and holistic understanding of the challenges at hand. The interconnectedness of global existential crises, such as climate change, require a multifaceted approach, involving scientific, social, economic, ethical, and technological dimensions. By embracing interdisciplinarity, the book seeks to leverage diverse perspectives and expertise to explore innovative answers and policy approaches. Interdisciplinarity allows for the integration of knowledge from different fields, fostering a more comprehensive understanding of “super wicked” problems such as climate change (Lazarus, 2008). It suggests that researchers and practitioners should consider a broader range of factors than they usually do, including scientific data, societal impacts, political dynamics, cultural values, and technological possibilities. This broader perspective enhances the capacity to develop effective governance strategies and policies that account for the interconnectedness of various angles of the problem

Irish language, Irish nation

Nearly half the country speaks Irish. Erroneous as this statement may appear, results from the 2011 census indicate that 42 per cent of the population of the Republic of Ireland can speak Irish. The figure has been this high since the 1990s and had doubled since the 1970s. Most people in Ireland would suspect the accuracy of this figure and would believe that few people can speak Irish. Why then do so many people claim to be able to speak Irish? The answer appears to lie in the connection between the Irish language and the Irish nation

Which most benefits the Irish language: cosmopolitanism or the nation-state?

Seimineár Poiblí ar Raidió na Gaeltachta: 40 bliain faoi bhláth / A Public Seminar celebrating 40 years of Raidió na Gaeltachta, Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge, NUI Galway, Galway, 19 May 2012Dr Iarfhlaith Watson was invited to give a lecture at a public seminar to celebrate forty years of Raidió na Gaeltachta, Indreabhán, Galway 2012. The talks and discussions at the seminar were recorded for broadcast on Raidió na Gaeltachta.This is the transcript of a paper broadcast by Raidió na Gaeltachta

The Irish Language and the Media

Changes in Irish language media reflect changes in the wider national project. Throughout the world language has been one of the defining characteristics of nations used by nationalists of various shades to justify their cultural, economic and political projects. The media have been an important tool in those projects. In Ireland, since the nineteenth century, the Irish language has been used to validate the Irish nation and justify an Irish nation-state. There are identifiable phases of the national project, in the context of which the landscape of Irish language media can be understood, from the more explicit national project in the early years of the State, through the liberalising and minority-rights phase in the second half of the century to the more individualistic phase of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. In the early years of the State there was little or no choice of radio stations. The amount of Irish on radio gradually increased as the reach of the broadcasts spread from the regions around Dublin and Cork across the country. The broadcasts in Irish were aimed at the whole population. In the middle of the century the national project faltered and was liberalised. The decrease in the amount of Irish on radio (and television) was opposed in the context of community minority rights (from which Raidió na Gaeltachta emerged). In recent years there have been interesting developments in terms of providing radio and television programmes for individuals rather than for the nation or minority community. This can be seen, not only in the emergence of new Irish-language radio and television stations, but also in developments on existing channels