Gender, democracy, and inclusion in Northern Ireland
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Gender, democracy, and inclusion in Northern Ireland
（Women's studies at York/Macmillan series / general editors, Haleh Afshar and Mary Maynard）
Palgrave, 2000
- : uk : hbk
- : uk : pbk
- : us
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Mainstream politics in Northern Ireland has not been welcoming to women, but many women have been present in community and voluntary organizations where their contribution has been outstanding. This book examines four organizations (including the recently-formed Northern Ireland Women's Coalition) where women have been active. It discusses the processes and structures created by these groups in order to work democratically across differences and argues that their experiences are invaluable to the development of feminist debates on democracy and difference.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction PART I: CONTEXT AND CONCEPTS Women, Community and Politics in Northern Ireland
- G.McCoy Democracy and the Challenge of Gender: New Visions, New Processes
- C.Roulston PART II: DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE IN ACTION We are these Women: Self-conscious Structures for a Women's Centre
- C.Roulston & M.Whittock 'Equal in the Eyes of God': A Religious Community Working for Peace and Reconciliation
- C.Roulston Wide Awake to Women: A Trade Union Embarking on a Rethinking of its Democracy Project
- C.Cockburn Struggling Against the Mainstream: The Northern Ireland Women's Coalition
- K.Fearon & M.McWilliams PART III: Participatory Democracy and the Challenge of Dialogue Across Difference
- E.Porter Women in Northern Irish Politics: Difference Matters
- E.Rooney Appendix 1: A Northern Ireland Chronology Appendix 2: A Note on Methodology Index
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