ЗЕЛЕНА КНИГА» ІРЛАНДСЬКОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКАНСЬКОЇ АРМІЇ: ПОЛІТИКО-ЕКОНОМІЧНІ ЦІЛІ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЇ

Problem setting. National liberation movements have always occupied an important place in international relations and domestic politics. As a rule, they are a reaction to legal,political, economic or cultural injustice on the part of the state in which they originate.Representatives of the movement are trying hard to defend their rights to their own identity,and sometimes to independence and self-determination. The «Green Book» of the Irish Republican Party is the conditional name of the official protocols of the Irish Republican Army, which at some point in time became open to the public. These documents allow us to better understand the political and economic goals of the IRA, the structure of the organization, tactics, as well as the morale and ideology of volunteers. The publication of these sources is a very important factor for their further study in order to improve measures to prevent separatist terrorism and guerrilla warfare, which in the XXI century are gaining new meanings and opportunities for implementation. Recent research and publications analysis. Despite the great interest in the study ofnational liberation or separatist movements and their ideological basis, there is still nounambiguous explanation of the conditions for the emergence of separatism and thesignificant spread in society of ideas of self-determination of a particular ethnic group. Itis customary to take into account a rather superficial understanding of the main purpose and reasons for the struggle of individual liberation movements, which sometimes turn in to armed formations such as the IRA. As a result, researchers ignore the program documents and statutes of various separatist organizations, which allow us to better analyze the basic principles and purpose of their activities.Paper objective. The purpose of the article ‒ is to consider the content of IRA program documents, which are conventionally called the «Green Book», the features of ideological principles and practical methods of functioning of the republican army.Paper main body. The origins of separatism in Ireland date back to the 12th century under the leadership of Art Og McMorrow Caven, who as King of Leinster (Eastern Ireland) waged a very successful guerrilla war. the culmination of nationalism was the guerrilla war in 1916, when the social movement of the Irish people against Britain reached incredible proportions. It was during this period that the Irish Republican Army(IRA) intensified its activities, tra