politicalscienceВестник РГГУ. Серия “Политология. История. Международные отношения.”RSUH/RGGU Bulletin Series "Political Science. History. International Relations"2073-6339Издательский центр Российского государственного гуманитарного университета10.28995/2073-6339-2026-2-72-88politicalscience-1046Research ArticleМЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ: ИСТОРИЯ, ИСТОРИОГРАФИЯ, МЕТОДОЛОГИЯINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: HISTORY, HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODOLOGYВклад представителей ирландской диаспоры в формирование американской политической философииThe contribution of the Irish diaspora members to the formation of American political philosophyДжафаровА. Д.DzhafarovA. D.

Артемий Д. Джафаров, аспирант

125047, Москва, Миусская пл., д. 6, стр. 6

Artemiy D. Dzhafarov, postgraduate student

6-6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125047

a.bautrel@yandex.ruРоссийский государственный гуманитарный университетРоссияRussian State University for the HumanitiesRussian Federation202607082026027288Copyright © Джафаров А.Д., 20262026Джафаров А.Д.Dzhafarov A.D.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://politicalscience.rsuh.ru/jour/article/view/1046

В статье раскрывается комплексное влияние этнических ирландцев, а также американцев ирландского происхождения, на развитие ключевых аспектов политической культуры и философии США. В работе подчеркивается недостаточная изученность этой темы в российской науке и важность комплексного подхода к оценке вклада отдельных этнических сообществ в формирование уникальной модели политической философии США, базирующейся на сочетании идей свободы, равенства и гражданского участия. Автор подробно рассматривает волны миграции ирландцев начиная с Великого голода 1845–1852 гг., анализирует сложные социально-экономические условия, приведшие к активному включению ирландской диаспоры в политическую жизнь страны, и объясняет, почему политика стала главным социальным лифтом для их самореализации. Исходя из примеров деятельности знаменитых ирландцев: от зарождения «джексонианской традиции», вклад в которую внес Джон О’Салливан, до формирования феномена политических машин и боссизма, прослеживается уникальный вклад ирландцев в формирование принципов американской демократии, равенства возможностей, прагматизма и политической мобилизации низших слоев общества. Особое внимание уделено разделению внутри самой ирландской диаспоры (католики и протестанты, а также шотландско-ирландские элементы диаспоры), их разнящимся подходам к политическим стратегиям и интеграции. Анализируются инициированные ирландцами трудовые движения и участие в Гражданской войне, где интеграция военных, профсоюзных и политических практик позволила данной группе консолидировать социальный капитал и воздействовать на долгосрочные процессы американской идентичности и национализма.

The article revealsthe comprehensive influence of ethnic Irish and Irish Americans on the development of the key aspects of the political culture and philosophy of the United States. It emphasizes the insufficient study of this topic in Russian academia and the importance of a comprehensive approach to evaluating the contribution of individual ethnic communities to the formation of a unique model of American political philosophy, based on a combination of ideas of freedom, equality, and civic participation. The author analyzesin detail the waves of Irish migration, beginning with the Great Famine in 1845–1852, examines the complex socio-economic conditions that led to the active involvement of the Irish diaspora in the political life of the country, and explains why politics became the main social elevator for their self-realization. Starting with the examples of the activities of prominent Irish figures – from the emergence of the “Jacksonian tradition”, to which John O’Sullivan contributed and until the formation of the phenomena of political machines and bossism – the article traces the unique Irish contribution to shaping the principles of American democracy, equal opportunity, pragmatism, and political mobilization of the lower classes of society. Special attention is paid to the divisions within the Irish diaspora itself (the Catholics and Protestants, as well as the Scots-Irish elements), their different approaches to political strategies and integration. The article also analyzes the Irish-initiated labor movements and participation in the Civil War, where the integration of the military, trade union, and political practices allowed this group to consolidate social capital and influence the long-term processes of American identity and nationalism.

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