| Summary: | The book establishes a philosophical base for the economic principles of Irish republicanism in the 21st century. It traces these from their late 18th century origins to the present day. It is unique in terms of contemporary books about Irish republicanism. There has been a dearth of economic analysis of the republican position since the creation of the modern Irish state in 1922. The book makes a link between the politics of Tone, Davis, Lalor, Connolly and Pearse through the economic experience of people living and working in not just Ireland but around the world today. The examples are contemporary but the ideological basis stretches from the present day back through the last 250 years of developing Irish republican thought. It identifies a series of key contemporary economic issues and gives a socialist republican perspective on possible solutions and strategies. Ultimately it provides a recalibrationof the principles of socialism and republicanism in the 21st century. Robbie Smyth is Deputy Head of the Journalism & Media Communications Faculty at Griffith College, Dublin, Ireland. He is also the editor of An Phoblacht, the Sinn Féin quarterly magazine and online website. He has received his PhD from Queens University Belfast, the research involved a study of the quality and accuracy of news media opinion poll reporting. His current research interests include the reporting of elections, politics everywhere, climate issues and how media and communications are being transformed in the digital era
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