Decolonizing the Irish: The International Resistance and Entrenchment of the Global Irish Diaspora

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A. Alderson
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Narratives of Irish decolonization often take up local (rather than global) arguments focused on the liberation of Ireland, instead of looking to the participation of Irish people in decolonization efforts internationally. This paper argues that the Irish diaspora, whose population has extended into all corners of the Earth, has a key role to play in decolonization not simply because of the history of anti-colonialism in Ireland and its role as a test site for British colonialism, but specifically because of the need to extend sentiments about national liberation to the nations whose oppression the diaspora has become entrenched in. Through examining on historical examples of Irish roles in the colonization of Canada, the United States, and Australia, this paper explores some of the ways that the desire to contribute to the liberation of Ireland within the Irish diaspora has often become linked to participation in colonization. In so doing, it argues that the Irish nation cannot become decolonized by liberating its own land alone; it must become a force for anti-colonialism by rejecting participation in colonial occupation wherever the Irish find themselves. Drawing attention to opportunities for advancing allieships between the diaspora and other nations struggling against colonialism, the author puts forth a call to action for decolonizing the Irish.
爱尔兰人的非殖民化:国际抵抗和全球爱尔兰侨民的涌入
爱尔兰非殖民化的叙述往往涉及地方(而非全球)的争论,重点是爱尔兰的解放,而不是爱尔兰人民参与国际非殖民化努力。本文认为,爱尔兰侨民在非殖民化中发挥着关键作用,他们的人口已经扩展到地球的各个角落,这不仅仅是因为爱尔兰的反殖民主义历史及其作为英国殖民主义试验场的作用,但特别是因为需要将对民族解放的情感延伸到那些被海外侨民压迫的国家。通过研究爱尔兰在加拿大、美国和澳大利亚殖民中所扮演角色的历史例子,本文探讨了爱尔兰侨民中为爱尔兰解放做出贡献的愿望往往与参与殖民化联系在一起的一些方式。在这样做的过程中,它认为爱尔兰民族不能仅仅通过解放自己的土地来实现非殖民化;它必须成为反殖民主义的力量,拒绝爱尔兰人在任何地方参与殖民占领。作者提请人们注意促进散居国外的人与其他反对殖民主义的国家之间联盟的机会,并呼吁采取行动使爱尔兰人非殖民化。
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