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Four Religious nationalism, sectarianism and anti-semitism
Abstract
This chapter examines the efforts of the new Irish Free State to construct a socially integrated culture. This would be shaped into a socially conservative communitarian form inspired by Catholic corporatism, cultural nationalism, and rejection of modernity. Young people were targeted in the post-revolutionary climate of social and cultural conservatism. The education system was used to promote cultural segregation. Censorship and women’s subordination dominated the cultural landscape, with reproductive rights and divorce suppressed in an increasingly patriarchal traditional society. The 1937 Constitution enshrined the new social policy principles in the basic law of the country. In the end, the state bureaucracy proved resistant to openly changing Irish governance.
Abstract
This chapter examines the efforts of the new Irish Free State to construct a socially integrated culture. This would be shaped into a socially conservative communitarian form inspired by Catholic corporatism, cultural nationalism, and rejection of modernity. Young people were targeted in the post-revolutionary climate of social and cultural conservatism. The education system was used to promote cultural segregation. Censorship and women’s subordination dominated the cultural landscape, with reproductive rights and divorce suppressed in an increasingly patriarchal traditional society. The 1937 Constitution enshrined the new social policy principles in the basic law of the country. In the end, the state bureaucracy proved resistant to openly changing Irish governance.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Preface vi
- Introduction 1
- Why the welfare state matters 13
- Revolution, culture and society 31
- Welfare in the Free State 65
- Religious nationalism, sectarianism and anti-semitism 99
- The welfare state debate 123
- Poverty and social inequality 167
- Liberty, gender and sexuality 193
- The marketisation of the welfare state 225
- Crisis, austerity and water 253
- Conclusion 265
- References 271
- Index 291
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- Preface vi
- Introduction 1
- Why the welfare state matters 13
- Revolution, culture and society 31
- Welfare in the Free State 65
- Religious nationalism, sectarianism and anti-semitism 99
- The welfare state debate 123
- Poverty and social inequality 167
- Liberty, gender and sexuality 193
- The marketisation of the welfare state 225
- Crisis, austerity and water 253
- Conclusion 265
- References 271
- Index 291
