The Impact of British Politics on Irish Home Rule
Location
CSU 284 ABC
Start Date
26-4-2005 8:30 AM
End Date
26-4-2005 10:00 AM
Student's Major
History
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Larry Witherell
Mentor's Department
History
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
This paper examined the influence of Britain's political elite on the issue of Irish home rule from 1870 to 1886. In the early 1870s Irish political leaders, such as C.S. Pamell, began to set out a desire and argument for a form of local control known as "home rule." However, while the British political leadership remained opposed to any form of home rule, the general public had not yet formed an opinion. It was not until British politicians' manipulated public opinion to consider home rule as a threat to kingdom and empire that the public then began to express opposition to Pamell and his home rule campaign. Contrary to the traditional process of public opinion influencing the politicians and shaping public policy, this paper demonstrates how the politicians influenced and persuaded the public to oppose Irish home rule. Therefore British politicians used the product of their manipulation as justification to oppose home rule.
The Impact of British Politics on Irish Home Rule
CSU 284 ABC
This paper examined the influence of Britain's political elite on the issue of Irish home rule from 1870 to 1886. In the early 1870s Irish political leaders, such as C.S. Pamell, began to set out a desire and argument for a form of local control known as "home rule." However, while the British political leadership remained opposed to any form of home rule, the general public had not yet formed an opinion. It was not until British politicians' manipulated public opinion to consider home rule as a threat to kingdom and empire that the public then began to express opposition to Pamell and his home rule campaign. Contrary to the traditional process of public opinion influencing the politicians and shaping public policy, this paper demonstrates how the politicians influenced and persuaded the public to oppose Irish home rule. Therefore British politicians used the product of their manipulation as justification to oppose home rule.
