Women in Northern Irish Politics

This chapter is a series of critical reflections. It is driven by the effort to grasp, explain and understand further what women do and how gender works in the politically divided and sectarian society of the north of Ireland.1 It offers a situated exploration: of women in conflict; of democracy and sectarianism; and of feminism and local feminist approaches to conflict and war. The chapter contends that the historically sedimented, asymmetrical power relationships between unionism and nationalism in the north of Ireland matter to women and men. These relationships shape political perspectives, experiences, behaviour and life chances. They are the relationships at the core of the efforts to reach a more just democracy contained in the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement.2 Democracy, what it is, who has a purchase on it, and how it works in a divided society, are all issues of popular political debate here in the north of Ireland. They are also matters of keen debate in the context of devolution in Britain. The chapter provides an analysis of some of the contexts within which takes place the work of people involved in the case-study organisations discussed in Part II of the book

Democracy · Ethnology · Feminism · Geography · Irish · Nationalism · Northern ireland · Political science · Politics · Sectarianism · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Irish and British Studies · Law

• Embodied Histories of Gender and Generation in Post-Conflict Northern Ireland

  Open Access•Shonagh Hill•Performance Research•2023

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• The Troubles in Northern Ireland and Theories of Social Movements

  Open Access•Lorenzo Bosi, Gianluca De Fazio•Troubles in Northern Ireland and…•2025

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• Gender and the Politics of Justice in the Northern Ireland Peace Process

  Robin Whitaker•Identities•2008

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• The Troubles in Northern Ireland and Theories of Social Movements

  Open Access•Lorenzo Bosi, Gianluca De Fazio•Troubles in Northern Ireland and…•2017

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• War and Peace and Women

  John Wilson•International Studies Review•2016

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• Intervening in Northern Ireland

  Marysia Zalewski•Critical Review of International…•2006

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• Women’s equality in Northern Ireland’s transition

  Open Access•Eilish Rooney•Feminist Legal Studies•2006

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• The Virgin Mary Connection

  Fidelma Ashe•Critical Review of International…•2006

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• Snapshot on Identity

  Open Access•Katherine Side•Women s Studies International Forum•2005

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• Critical reflections

  Open Access•Eilish Rooney•Women s Studies International Forum•2008

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• Gender Ghosts in McGarry and O'Leary and Representations of the Conflict in Northern Ireland

  Open Access•Marysia Zalewski•Political Studies•2005

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• Bridge-builder feminism

  Open Access•Theresa O’keefe•Irish Political Studies•2021

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• Beyond Sex and Gender

  Open Access•Eilish Rooney•Feminist Theory•2003

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• Writing as a Citizen

  Open Access•Robin Whitaker•Critique of Anthropology•2008

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• History and Structure in Loyalist Ideology

  Open Access•Jennifer Todd•Irish Journal of Sociology•1994

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• Six Communication and the Other

  Iris Marion Young•Democracy and Difference•1996

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• The Differences between Women are more Marginal'… Catholic and Protestant Women in the Northern Ireland Labour Market

  Open Access•Norma Heaton, Gillian Robinson et al.•Work Employment and Society•1997

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• Women and Public Policy

  Open Access•Chantal Remery, Petra Schreurs•European Journal of Women s Studies•1995

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• Essay on Britishness

  Open Access•Bernard Crick•Scottish Affairs•1993

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• Power in the Global Arena

  Noam Chomsky•New left review•1998

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• Gender and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  William B Quandt, Simona Sharoni•Foreign Affairs•1995

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• Political Division, Practical Alliance

  Eilish Rooney•Journal of women's history•1995

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• Anti-Catholicism in Northern Ireland

  Open Access•John D Brewer, G Higgins et al.•Anti-Catholicism in Northern…•1998

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• Shattering Silence

  Begoña Aretxaga•Shattering Silence•1997

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• Imagined communities

  Benedict Anderson•Imagined communities•1991

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• Must Feminists Give up on Liberal Democracy

  Open Access•A Phillips•Political Studies•1992

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• Democracy

  Open Access•David Held•Political Studies•1992

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• Understanding Women in Scotland

  Open Access•Esther Breitenbach, Alice Brown et al.•Feminist Review•1998

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• Self-determination

  Claire Hackett•Feminist Review•1995

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• Family, Motherhood and Zulu Nationalism

  Open Access•Hassim, Shireen Hassim•Feminist Review•1993

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• Who is the 'Other

  Open Access•Jane L Parpart•Development and Change•1993

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• Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism

  Anthony Reid, Benedict Anderson•Pacific Affairs•1985

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• Culture as a battlefield

  Open Access•Bill Rolston•Race & Class•1998

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• Women in political conflict

  Open Access•Eilish Rooney•Race & Class•1995

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• Finding a place

  Open Access•Margaret Ward•Race & Class•1995

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