Here is the latest version of the Irish Exceptionalism programme for the SOFEIR 2026 conference, which will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26 and 27 March.

Here is the programme for the Irish Exceptionalism programme for the SOFEIR 2026 conference, which will take place at the University of Strasbourg on 26 and 27 March.

Ireland has often been held to be somehow exceptional, an island on the edge of Europe whose historical, social and cultural trajectories have at times led it to diverge in surprising ways from both its nearest neighbour, Great Britain, and the wider world. This perception of Irish exceptionalism has long played a role in how the island has been understood both within and beyond its borders.

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