Description
Mainstream politics in Northern Ireland has not been welcoming to women, but many women have been present in community and voluntary organizations where their contribution has been outstanding. This book examines four organizations (including the recently-formed Northern Ireland Women's Coalition) where women have been active. It discusses the processes and structures created by these groups in order to work democratically across differences and argues that their experiences are invaluable to the development of feminist debates on democracy and difference.
CYNTHIA COCKBURN Research Professor in Sociology, City University London KATE FEARON Political Aide to Northern Ireland Women's Coalition Northern Ireland Assembly members GRAINNE MCCOY Research Officer, Urban Institute, University of Ulster MONICA MCWILLIAMS Professor of Women's Studies, University of Ulster ELISABETH PORTER Lecturer in Sociology, University of Ulster EILISH ROONEY Lecturer in Community Education, University of Ulster MARGARET WHITTOCK formerly Research Officer, Centre for Research on Women, University of Ulster
About the Author
CELIA DAVIES is Professor of Health Care in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University, and was formerly Professor of Women's Studies and founder and Director of the Centre for Research on Women at the University of Ulster. She is the author of Gender and the Professional Predicament in Nursing (1995) and co-author of a range of reports and publications on women in Northern Ireland.
CARMEL ROULSTON is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Ulster. She has been involved in women's groups and projects for many years and has written chapters and articles on feminism and the women's movement in Northern Ireland. She is currently developing a comparative research project on women and post-conflict politics.
Reviews
'...a fascinating exploration of group strategies to accommodate difference that illustrates the transformative potential of democracy.' - Yvonne Galligan, Department of Government, University College Cork
Book Information
ISBN 9780333760666
Author C. Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 197
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
CYNTHIA COCKBURN Research Professor in Sociology, City University London KATE FEARON Political Aide to Northern Ireland Women's Coalition Northern Ireland Assembly members GRAINNE MCCOY Research Officer, Urban Institute, University of Ulster MONICA MCWILLIAMS Professor of Women's Studies, University of Ulster ELISABETH PORTER Lecturer in Sociology, University of Ulster EILISH ROONEY Lecturer in Community Education, University of Ulster MARGARET WHITTOCK formerly Research Officer, Centre for Research on Women, University of Ulster
About the Author
CELIA DAVIES is Professor of Health Care in the School of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University, and was formerly Professor of Women's Studies and founder and Director of the Centre for Research on Women at the University of Ulster. She is the author of Gender and the Professional Predicament in Nursing (1995) and co-author of a range of reports and publications on women in Northern Ireland.
CARMEL ROULSTON is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Ulster. She has been involved in women's groups and projects for many years and has written chapters and articles on feminism and the women's movement in Northern Ireland. She is currently developing a comparative research project on women and post-conflict politics.
Reviews
'...a fascinating exploration of group strategies to accommodate difference that illustrates the transformative potential of democracy.' - Yvonne Galligan, Department of Government, University College Cork
Book Information
ISBN 9780333760666
Author C. Davies
Format Paperback
Page Count 197
Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
