Peacebuilding through Women’s Community Development

Wee Women's Work in Northern Ireland

Amanda E. Donahoe (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XV, 208 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2017
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-55193-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores the gendered history of the Troubles, the rise of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, and the role of community development as a new field in Northern Ireland. Nearly twenty years after the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement that ended the Troubles in Northern Ireland, tensions persist and society is still deeply divided. The book addresses the ways in which women navigate these tensions and contribute to peacebuilding through community development, described dismissively by many in Northern Ireland as the work of "wee women." Women navigate this gendered space to build peace strategically through "Wee Women's Work." The author focuses in particular on the Women's Sector and draws on feminist theory to examine the distinction between formal and informal politics.

Amanda E. Donahoe is Lecturer of Peace and Justice Studies at Tufts University, USA. She teaches on issues of political identity, political violence, peace, and conflict resolution.

1. Introduction.- 2. Benign Apartheid.- 3. The Gendered Politics of Violence.- 4. The Coalition and the Peace Process.- 5. The Development of Community Development.- 6. Wee Women's Work.- 7. Politics and Constraint.- 8. Looking Outward.- 9. Conclusion.

Erscheinungsdatum	18.07.2017
Zusatzinfo	XV, 208 p. 1 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	519 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
Schlagworte	British politics • community development • conflict • conflict studies • Gender Studies • Gender Studies, Gender Groups • Northern Ireland • Peacebuilding • Peace studies • Peace studies & conflict resolution • Peace studies & conflict resolution • Political Science and International Studies • politics & government • Politics & government • post-conflict • Religion and Society • Religious issues & debates • Religious issues & debates • Social Work • Social Work and Community Development • Troubles • United Kingdom, Great Britain • Women
ISBN-10	3-319-55193-0 / 3319551930
ISBN-13	978-3-319-55193-7 / 9783319551937
Zustand	Neuware