Peacebuilding through Women’s Community Development (eBook)

Wee Women's Work in Northern Ireland

Amanda E. Donahoe (Autor)

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2017 | 1st ed. 2017
XV, 208 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-55194-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

1.  ​IntroductionSlow Peacebuilding EverydayPlan of the Book2. Benign ApartheidA Tour of BelfastUsing the Language of IdentityAttitudes of Sectarian DivideThere Is No Peace Here3. The Gendered Politics of ViolenceGender in Northern IrelandTroubles: The Gendered PastSecurity PracticesCosts of Violence4. The Coalition and the Peace ProcessBuilding a CoalitionBuilding a PeaceParticipation and Political Activity5. The Development of Community DevelopmentCivil SocietyIntroducing Community RelationsA FrameworkCommunity BuildingCommunity DevelopmentRepresentative vs. Participatory Politics6. Wee Women’s WorkWomen’s Groups and Community DevelopmentCommunity Development as PeacebuildingWomen’s CentresThe Work of the Women’s SectorPeacebuildingWhen Women Come Together…7. Politics and ConstraintThe Big LadsFrom Para-Military to Para-Community WorkerWomen in PoliticsParties8. Looking OutwardThe Women, Peace, and Security AgendaBrexit9. Conclusion

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.6.2017
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 208 p. 1 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: British politics • community development • conflict • Northern Ireland • Peacebuilding • post-conflict • Religion and Society • Troubles • Women
• ISBN-10: 3-319-55194-9 / 3319551949
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-55194-4 / 9783319551944