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'''Ardmore''' ([[Garán people|Garán Gaelic]]: ''Ardmór''), officially the '''Ardmori Cooperative Republic''' (Garán Gaelic: ''Ardmóri Comarchun Poblach''), is an archipelago country off the western shore of [[Levantia]] in the [[Odoneru Ocean]], consisting of one large island surrounded by four much smaller peripheral islands. Its closest neighbors are the [[Kiravian]] protectorate of [[New Ardmore]] to its west | '''Ardmore''' ([[Garán people|Garán Gaelic]]: ''Ardmór''), officially the '''Ardmori Cooperative Republic''' (Garán Gaelic: ''Ardmóri Comarchun Poblach''), is an archipelago country off the western shore of [[Levantia]] in the [[Odoneru Ocean]], consisting of one large island surrounded by four much smaller peripheral islands. Its two closest neighbors are the [[Kiravian]] protectorate of [[New Ardmore]] to its west, and [[Urcea]] to its east. Ardmore's government is a {{wp|parliamentary democracy}} under the guidance of [[Cooperativism]], which is the Ardmori form of {{wp|syndicalism}}; its ruling party has maintained {{wp|dominant-party system|electoral dominance}} even after allowing for the formation of other political parties as part of its wide-sweeping [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]] in the late 1990s. Although the country is a {{wp|unitary state}} and not a {{wp|federation}}, the principles of syndicalism means that Ardmore is largely decentralized with economic and political power being vested in autonomous [[Cooperative (Ardmore)|cooperatives]] both [[workers' cooperatives|worker-owned]] and [[community cooperatives|communitarian]]. | ||
The people of Ardmore, known as Ardmoris, are considered members of the [[Garán people]], sharing this identity with the people of the Urcean region of [[Carolina]]. Much of their heritage results from the blending of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] and [[Gothic people|Gothic]] cultural traditions that occurred in Carolina and adjoining areas in the years leading up to the collapse of [[Great Levantia]]. Garáns are thought to have invaded Ardmore and settled it in the mid-6th century, though no unified Garán polity emerged on the main island of Great Ardmore; loose alliances of mainland cities and tribes were formed with the newly established Garán cities and tribes on the island. These cities and tribes were able to remain independent from the mainland Levantine powers through said powers perceiving the Ardmori Isles as being a backwater with little economic value, and soon these polities became various feudal polities before the 10th Century. These new polities frequently battled and raided against one another, often with grave consequences on its agriculture before resulting in an economic collapse in the 1140s after the end of a major power struggle between two of its major duchies. | The people of Ardmore, known as Ardmoris, are considered members of the [[Garán people]], sharing this identity with the people of the Urcean region of [[Carolina]]. Much of their heritage results from the blending of [[Gaelic people|Gaelic]] and [[Gothic people|Gothic]] cultural traditions that occurred in Carolina and adjoining areas in the years leading up to the collapse of [[Great Levantia]]. Garáns are thought to have invaded Ardmore and settled it in the mid-6th century, though no unified Garán polity emerged on the main island of Great Ardmore; loose alliances of mainland cities and tribes were formed with the newly established Garán cities and tribes on the island. These cities and tribes were able to remain independent from the mainland Levantine powers through said powers perceiving the Ardmori Isles as being a backwater with little economic value, and soon these polities became various feudal polities before the 10th Century. These new polities frequently battled and raided against one another, often with grave consequences on its agriculture before resulting in an economic collapse in the 1140s after the end of a major power struggle between two of its major duchies. | ||
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With the advent of the [[Occidental Cold War]] in the 1950s, Ardmore played a strictly neutral role as it saw the period of geopolitical tension as nothing more than a series of needless contests between two imperialistic powers. For the most part, Ardmore's biggest concern was the nearby republic to its west as well as internal matters with only Kiravia and later [[Vithinja]] maintaining any kind of formal diplomatic relations. After Mac Shuibhne's retirement in 1960, his successor was [[Rowan Breen]] whose leadership was responsible for designating [[Ænglish language|Ænglish]] as a recognized regional language, citing that the language is still used by the descendants of the Ænglish Protestants who have stayed in Ardmore instead of migrating to Crona. It was also at this time when further attempts at adapting Ardmori society into the syndicalist ideology, most notably the creation of a so-called "workers' sport"; [[cumasball]] incorporates elements of {{wp|volleyball}}, and {{wp|association football}} and the new sport was primarily intended to replace {{wp|baseball}} as Ardmore's most popular sport, seeing as an "imperialist sport" from the mainland. | With the advent of the [[Occidental Cold War]] in the 1950s, Ardmore played a strictly neutral role as it saw the period of geopolitical tension as nothing more than a series of needless contests between two imperialistic powers. For the most part, Ardmore's biggest concern was the nearby republic to its west as well as internal matters with only Kiravia and later [[Vithinja]] maintaining any kind of formal diplomatic relations. After Mac Shuibhne's retirement in 1960, his successor was [[Rowan Breen]] whose leadership was responsible for designating [[Ænglish language|Ænglish]] as a recognized regional language, citing that the language is still used by the descendants of the Ænglish Protestants who have stayed in Ardmore instead of migrating to Crona. It was also at this time when further attempts at adapting Ardmori society into the syndicalist ideology, most notably the creation of a so-called "workers' sport"; [[cumasball]] incorporates elements of {{wp|volleyball}}, and {{wp|association football}} and the new sport was primarily intended to replace {{wp|baseball}} as Ardmore's most popular sport, seeing as an "imperialist sport" from the mainland. | ||
Breen retired in 1995 and was succeeded by Nevan Foley. Unlike his predecessors, who were committed syndicalists who feared that any deviation from what the constitution has laid out would just lead to the collapse of the syndicalist republic, Foley felt that reforms were necessary. With the Prince-Regent having long since passed away and his half of Ardmore becoming a protectorate of [[Kiravia]], which had already abandoned socialism in the 1980s, there was no longer an existential threat to Ardmore and thus it was time to reform the government. Foley had proposed a series of sweeping reforms that would decentralize the executive between a chief executive and a head of government, establish a ceremonial presidency, and even drop the enforcement of one-party rule. These reforms, known as the [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]] and were partly inspired by [[Rumahoki]]'s [[Velvetine Socialism]], made up the framework for the current Ardmori constitution which was put into effect on New Year's Day of the year 2000. | Breen retired in 1995 and was succeeded by Nevan Foley. Unlike his predecessors, who were committed syndicalists who feared that any deviation from what the constitution has laid out would just lead to the collapse of the syndicalist republic, Foley felt that reforms were necessary. With the Prince-Regent having long since passed away and his half of Ardmore becoming a protectorate of [[Kiravia]], which had already abandoned socialism in the 1980s, there was no longer an existential threat to Ardmore and thus Foley felt that it was high time to reform the government for the new millennium and to help in fostering relations with non-socialist countries. Foley had proposed a series of sweeping reforms that would decentralize the executive between a chief executive and a head of government, establish a ceremonial presidency, and even drop the enforcement of one-party rule. These reforms, known as the [[Ardmori Millennium Reforms|Millennium Reforms]] and were partly inspired by [[Rumahoki]]'s [[Velvetine Socialism]], made up the framework for the current Ardmori constitution which was put into effect on New Year's Day of the year 2000. | ||
Since 2000, Ardmore has began to soften its isolationist stance towards non-socialist countries, particularly its neighbors in mainland Levantia while still remaining critical of Urcea's foreign policy. | Since 2000, Ardmore has began to soften its isolationist stance towards non-socialist countries, particularly its neighbors in mainland Levantia. This means that, for example, while Ardmore is still remaining critical of Urcea's foreign policy, it will still strive towards good relations with Urcea; this being particularly pertinent to Ardmore as it aims to pursue relations with countries that have a significant Garán population such as Urcea. | ||
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