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During the decade of crises, the question of solidarity has been raised time and time again in political discourse, scholarly analysis, stakeholder forums and the media. Solidarity is a central concept in political theory and essential to political order, but it is contested. Solidarity with whom, for what and to what extent are core questions of politics. As the EU matured as a polity, it was inevitable that the question of solidarity would receive greater prominence in the politics of integration. In this chapter, I analyse two issues that have brought the question of solidarity sharply into focus in Ireland, namely Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Laffan, B. (2022). Ireland: Dublin Benefits from and Contributes to European Solidarity. In: Kaeding, M., Pollak, J., Schmidt, P. (eds) European Solidarity in Action and the Future of Europe. The Future of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86537-5_14
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