Thinking globally, acting locally? The women’s sector, international human rights mechanisms and politics in Northern Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6352897 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jody Thomson (0000-0001-5518-9849, corresponding author), Jennifer Thomson (0000-0002-6173-1187) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-96 |
| Publication date | 2017-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3268 • E-ISSN: 1467-9256 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0263395716629973 |
| OpenAlex | W2343887627 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 31 |
Literature considering international human rights mechanisms stresses that they have the best chance of success when they are closest to ideas which already exist within national contexts. Research which addresses women’s human rights bodies, such as the Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325), argues that they function best when reinterpreted to fit the local context. Yet, situations where this domestic norm translation is occurring, but policy change is not achieved, have received little consideration. Why do some contexts, even where norm translation occurs, resist policy change? This article examines Northern Ireland, where these women’s rights bodies are used extensively in the women’s sector, but where change has not occurred. It argues that norm translation is not the only important factor, and that a greater consideration of local political structures is needed in order to more fully explain policy resistance
Context (archaeology · Convention · Geography · Human rights · Norm (philosophy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Irish and British Studies · Law · Public Administration
Sex and the State
Defying Convention
Women's Human Rights
Gender, Politics and Institutions
Understanding the Domestic Impact of International Norms
Travelling ideas and domestic policy change
From intergovernmental negotiations to (sub)national change
Sex, Security and Superhero(in)es
Unionists as ‘Court Sceptics’
Women, Politics and Northern Ireland
Examining the influence of the European Convention on Human Rights in Northern Ireland courts
From the global to the local
Building Women into Peace
Women's Work
Struggling for Peace and Justice
Linking local and global feminist advocacy
The Democratic Unionist Party
Activists beyond borders
A Seat at the Table—Is it Enough? Gender, Multiparty Negotiations, and Institutional Design in South Africa and Northern Ireland
Introduction
Conflicting Institutions and the Search for Gender Justice at the International Criminal Court
Process Tracing and Elite Interviewing
UN Resolution 1325 in Ireland
Women's Citizenship in Northern Ireland after the 1998 Agreement
Gender and Politics in Northern Ireland
How Do Norms Travel? Theorizing International Women's Rights in Transnational Perspective1
Engendering Democratic Transition from Conflict
Peace Agreements or Pieces of Paper? The Impact of Unsc Resolution 1325 on Peace Processes and Their Agreements
Translating women's human rights in a globalizing world
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2022 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |