Peacebuilding through Women’s Community Development: Wee Women's Work in Northern Ireland

Donahoe, Amanda E.

ISBN 10: 3319855921 / ISBN 13: 9783319855929

Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Peacebuilding through Women?s Community Development: Wee Women's Work in Northern Ireland
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3319855921
• ISBN 13: 9783319855929
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book explores the gendered history of the Troubles, the rise of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition, and the role of community development as a new field in Northern Ireland. Nearly twenty years after the Belfast or Good Friday Agreement that ended the Troubles in Northern Ireland, tensions persist and society is still deeply divided. The book addresses the ways in which women navigate these tensions and contribute to peacebuilding through community development, described dismissively by many in Northern Ireland as the work of “wee women.” Women navigate this gendered space to build peace strategically through “Wee Women’s Work.” The author focuses in particular on the Women’s Sector and draws on feminist theory to examine the distinction between formal and informal politics.

About the Author

Amanda E. Donahoe is Lecturer of Peace and Justice Studies at Tufts University, USA. She teaches on issues of political identity, political violence, peace, and conflict resolution.