Political Representation of Women in Northern Ireland

Increasing the political representation of women in Northern Ireland is part of fostering political pluralism. First, the political representation of women requires democratic participation and a justification of ‘women’ as a category. Second, specific factors of culture and the church unique to Ireland hinder women's participation in elected politics, and there are additional factors of class, violence, and nationalism that are peculiar to Northern Ireland. Third, gender quotas are successful elsewhere, but alone will not alter the powerful resistance to feminist change in Northern Ireland. Structures to encourage inclusionary politics must create spaces for political women to be transformative agents

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• It’s a Man’s World, Try to Convince the Men Otherwise

  Courtney Marsh•Women & Criminal Justice•2019

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• Participatory Democracy and the Challenge of Dialogue across Difference

  Open Access•Elisabeth Porter•Gender, Democracy and Inclusion…•2000

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• Women, Political Decision-Making, and Peace-Building

  Elisabeth Porter•Global Change Peace & Security•2003

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• Inclusive Others

  Open Access•Carmel Roulston•Scottish Affairs•1999

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• Select bibliography of publications on Irish politics during 1998∗

  J Coakley, John Doyle•Irish Political Studies•1999

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• Risks and Responsibilities

  Elisabeth Porter•International Feminist Journal of…•2000

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• The Virgin Mary Connection

  Fidelma Ashe•Critical Review of International…•2006

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• Explaining Gender Parity Representation in Spain

  Monica Threlfall•West European Politics•2007

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• Till Death do us Part

  Open Access•Lorraine Dowler•Environment and Planning D…•2002

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• Gender and bureaucracy

  Anne Witz, Michael Savage•Gender and bureaucracy•1992

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• Strategies for Gender Democracy

  Open Access•Cynthia Cockburn•European Journal of Women s Studies•1996

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• Women, Politics and Northern Ireland

  Open Access•Elisabeth Porter•European Journal of Women s Studies•1997

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• Feminist nationalist social movements

  Open Access•Lois A West•Women s Studies International Forum•1992

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• Northern Ireland women's coalition

  Elisabeth Porter•Australian Feminist Studies•1996

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• Self-determination

  Claire Hackett•Feminist Review•1995

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