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Mr Daniel Savery 

Tel:   +353 (0) 91 492295 Ext: 2295

Email: D.Savery2nuigalway.ie

Doctoral Research  

Title: From City-states to Nation-states: Civic Republicanism and the National Territorial ideal

Supervisor(s): Dr. Mark Haugaard & Dr. Sinisa Malesevic, School of Political Science & Sociology

Since J.G.A Pocock brought our attention to the ’Machiavellian moment’, republicanism has emerged as a subject of increased normative political investigation. The rediscovery of republicanism’s key tenets of civic virtue, political participation, mixed government and freedom as non-domination have helped to establish it as something wholly separate from the liberal and communitarian alternatives. In line with this development this thesis will examine republicanism’s relationship with that other ’ism’, nationalism, which itself has received increased investigation since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the resultant rise in secessionist movements. This project will examine the works of leading classical republicans and explore how for many of these writers a community based upon a common national identity could form the locus of the modern republican political community. This investigation will highlight an important distinction between a political conception of nationalism espoused by these writers and a purely ethnic doctrine as proffered by, for example, the German cultural nationalist Herder. In addition, this thesis will argue that this political conception of nationalism as it appeared in the writings of classical republicans is best suited to deal with globalization and multiculturalism, two major developments that have called in to question the legitimacy and efficacy of the modern nation-state

Teaching

Daniel Savery teaches Introductory Sociology with the Access Course for School Leavers. A course specifically designed for students who have a real desire to study at third level, but are unable due to financial or social reasons. He also teaches SP160 Problems in Sociology and Politics an undergraduate seminar module on the BA programme in Political Science and Sociology.

Conference papers

2010 'Re-imagining the Modern Republic'. Brave New World, 15th International Postgraduate Conference, University of Manchester.

2009 'Re-imagining the Modern Republic'. Political Studies Association of Ireland Annual Postgraduate Conference, Queen's University of Belfast.

2009 'Rousseau: Homogeneity and the Modern Republic'. Power, Conflict & Ideologies Research Cluster, School of Political Science & Sociology, NUI Galway. 

Articles in preparation 

Jean-Jacques Rousseau: National Homogeneity and the Modern Republic

Towards a Unification of Italy: Niccolo Machiavelli Florentine Patriot or Italian Proto-Nationalist?

Other activities

Co-founder and co-organiser of  Enquiry - A Political Theory Seminar Series  [click for further details]

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