Women’S Troubles

Gender and Feminist Politics in Post-Agreement Northern Ireland

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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How do feminist movements develop and organise in ethno-nationally divided societies? How does this challenge our understandings of contemporary fourth wave feminism? Women’s Troubles sets out to answer these questions using rich empirical data and analysis in an examination of feminist activism after the Northern Irish peace agreement. Utilising feminist frameworks and debates on movement building, policymaking, abortion rights, gender-based violence and the UN women, peace and security agenda, Claire Pierson interrogates the opportunities and challenges in articulating a feminist voice and creating feminist spaces in the conflict transformational politics and society. Capturing the complexities of contemporary feminist movement building in a divided society, Women’s Troubles contributes to ongoing analysis of contemporary global feminisms.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-05-06
Mått156 x 234 x 11 mm
Vikt411 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor168
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9781526161802

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CHOICE Recommended: Graduate students, faculty and professionals.'This book deftly intertwines feminist theory, gender politics, and the nuances of rights movements in post-Agreement Northern Ireland. Pierson’s emphasis on exploring hierarchies of power and the myriad ways that both state and non-state actors have supported and challenged feminism in the 25-year period since the 1998 Agreement is impressive. Readers, especially advanced students and researchers, will appreciate how the success narrative of the post-Agreement world is complicated when a gendered rights perspective comes into focus. By investigating not only foundational concepts linked to gender and feminist politics, Pierson (Univ. of Liverpool, UK) also includes important discussions about intersectionality, coalition/network building, and the influence of social media for feminists in Northern Ireland and beyond. The inclusion of multiple interviews from activists, community leaders, scholars, and elected officials showcases the overlap between theory and practice. Readers interested in an in-depth exploration of gender-based violence, the legacies of memory and conflict, and abortion rights activism will particularly appreciate the final two chapters of this work. Impressively researched, this slim volume highlights how Northern Ireland, so often sidelined in larger discussions about global feminism, can teach us about challenging dominant narratives in a post-conflict society.'--J. M. O'Leary, Mitchell College, CHOICE, March 2026