PTO Extra! Northern Ireland and the politics of John Hume w/ Daniel Finn
Added 2020-08-06 20:20:07 +0000 UTCOn Monday the Nobel laureate, and co-architect of the Northern Ireland peace process John Hume passed away at the age of 83. A giant of the political scene in Northern Ireland he was most well known for his role in the Good Friday Agreement that brought the so-called Troubles to a close and for his commitment to nonviolent support for a gradualist route to a united Ireland. I spoke to Daniel Finn, author of One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA about Hume's legacy, the simplistic contrast made between the politics of Hume and supporters of the armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland and the class and generational factors that informed Hume's political outlook. In the interview we discussed Daniel's articles on Hume in Jacobin and the London Review of Books.
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Thanks Demyan! Soon, I hope - it's still on the ever expanding stack at the moment.
Politics Theory Other
2020-10-08 16:01:25 +0000 UTCYippy!His book is brilliant....just finished....any indication when the book episode will happen?🙏
Demyan Lucas
2020-10-07 23:44:43 +0000 UTCYes! Dan's great. Hoping to do an episode on his book soon.
Politics Theory Other
2020-08-10 15:31:07 +0000 UTCWhat a fantastic guest on the podcast!
Andrew J
2020-08-10 15:26:08 +0000 UTCthank you Lorcan! And thanks for becoming a patron.
Politics Theory Other
2020-08-09 11:28:14 +0000 UTCExcellent Alex, cheers
Lorcan Mullen
2020-08-09 11:24:56 +0000 UTC
