Swimming against the mainstream
The Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20069446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kate Fearon, Monica Mcwilliams |
| Year | 2000 |
| Pages | 117-137 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Gender, Democracy and Inclusion in Northern Ireland (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1057/9780333985397_6 |
| OpenAlex | W2497298726 |
| ISBN | 9780333985397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
The Northern Ireland Women's Coalition (NIWC) was created out of the frustrations and aspirations of women from a diverse range of backgrounds and affiliations. The majority of these women had been, for many years, concerned about the exclusion of women from mainstream politics in Northern Ireland. All of them hoped that the opportunity to create a lasting peace would not be wasted and believed that women had particular experiences and insights which could help to move the process forward. Within weeks of its foundation in April 1996 the Coalition had achieved an historic success: the election of two of its members to the Northern Ireland Peace Talks table. In this chapter, we describe the origins of this almost unique party and discuss the ways in which its distinctive and new values and methods of organising were constructed. Its interventions in the mainstream of politics will be discussed, as will some of the responses from the established parties. A central theme will be the dialogues among women from the unionist, nationalist and other traditions and affiliations within the Coalition.KeywordsPolitical PartyCoalition MemberMonthly MeetingIrish GovernmentPeace TalkThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves
Ethnology · Mainstream · Nationalism · Northern ireland · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Scottish History and National Identity · Theatre and Performance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2024 (23) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |