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

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.

List of contents

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.

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Amanda E Donahoe, Amanda E. Donahoe
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9783319551937
• ISBN: 978-3-31-955193-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 218 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 385 g
• Illustrations: XV, 208 p. 1 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Gender Studies, Peace, Sociology of Religion, Sociology, Conflict Studies, Political Science, Social Policy, International Relations, Social Work, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Religious issues & debates, Political Science and International Studies, Social Service, Gender studies, gender groups, Peace studies, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Great Britain—Politics and government, British Politics, Religion and sociology, Social Work and Community Development, Religion and Society