Globalisation & Identity (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Flashcards

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Irish Identity
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Year Ireland was partitioned

1921

Time period of The Troubles

1960s-1998

Year of Good Friday Agreement

1998

Irish language TV broadcaster

TG4

Size of Irish diaspora worldwide

Over 70 million people

% of non-Irish nationals in Ireland (2022 CSO)

12%

% identifying as British in NI (NILT survey)

39%

Essentialist view of Irish identity

Identity rooted in historical continuity, faith & culture

Constructivist view of identity

Identity is socially constructed & evolves with change

Benedict Anderson's key concept

Imagined community

Edward Said's analytical approach

Postcolonial analysis

GFA identity provision in Northern Ireland

Allowed people to identify as Irish, British, or both

How younger Irish define Irishness (ESRI)

Through civic terms: citizenship & shared values

Key contemporary influence on Irish identity

Globalisation through migration & international connections

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