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Peacebuilding through Women’s Community Development: Wee Women's Work in Northern Ireland - Softcover

Donahoe, Amanda E.

 
9783319855929: Peacebuilding through Women’s Community Development: Wee Women's Work in Northern Ireland
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3319855921 ISBN 13: 9783319855929
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3319855921
ISBN 13 
9783319855929
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
223