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Troubling Masculinities

Changing Patterns of Violent Masculinities in a Society Emerging from Political Conflict

Bibliographic Data

ID8104816
AuthorsFidelma Ashe (0000-0001-8628-6035, University of Ulster, corresponding author), Ken Harland (0000-0002-0341-4706, University of Ulster)
Year2014
Volume37
Issue9
Pages747-762
Publication date2014-06-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1057610x.2014.931210
OpenAlexW2043199623
LanguageEN
Citations received25

Men's dominance of the political and military dimensions of the Northern Ireland conflict has meant that the story of the conflict has generally been a story about men. Ethno-nationalist antagonism reinforced men's roles as protectors and defenders of ethno-national groups and shaped violent expressions of masculinities. Due to the primacy of ethno-nationalist frameworks of analysis in research on the conflict, the relationships between gender and men's violence have been under-theorized. This article employs the framework of Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities to examine these relationships and also explores the changing patterns of men's violence in Northern Ireland

Criminology · Dominance (genetics · Ethnic conflict · Ethnology · Masculinity · Nationalism · Northern ireland · Political science · Political violence · Politics · Sexual violence · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Irish and British Studies · Law

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Unique citing works25
Citations per year2,27
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 25

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