Women's Citizenship in Northern Ireland after the 1998 Agreement

Deiana, Maria-Adriana

doi:10.1080/07907184.2013.823086

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“…Morgan (1996), in summarizing Northern Ireland social attitudes surveys since the 1970s, concludes that 'throughout the community women's roles are still frequently defined in terms [of] responsibilities to home, family and church'. This normative social consensus on the role of women was reinforced through the religious iconography employed by both unionist and nationalist communities to shape a communally-endorsed idealized femininity (McGivern, 1980;Deiana, 2013). Ward and McGivern (1980: 69) powerfully describe these images: 'the chaste, pure imagery of Mary with her passive, unquestioning role has been a model for all young Catholic girls', while the Calvinistic form of Protestantism prevalent in Northern Ireland 'is a patriarchal religion where the image of woman is invisible'.…”

Section: Religious Beliefs and Women's Rolementioning

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Women MPs from Northern Ireland: Challenges and Contributions, 1953–2020

Galligan

2020

Open Library of Humanities

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Section: Religious Beliefs and Women's Rolementioning

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Women MPs from Northern Ireland: Challenges and Contributions, 1953–2020

Galligan

2020

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“…I analysed these data together with cultural products, installations and media clipping in my doctoral thesis 'Gender, Citizenship and the Promises of Peace: the Case of Post-Dayton Bosnia-Herzegovina' (Deiana 2011). Data collection in Northern Ireland involved participant observation at the following consultation processes: Round Deiana, 2013) and as an active member. In 2013, I co-facilitated a series of meetings exploring the experiences of women living in interface areas within the project 'Fostering Dialogue Across Divides' led by Mediation Northern Ireland in cooperation with BFN.…”

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To settle for a gendered peace? Spaces for feminist grassroots mobilization in Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina

Deiana

2015

Citizenship Studies

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This paper offers an examination of citizenship in the context of post-conflict transformation as an important scenario in which to investigate the possibilities for the inclusion of women and women's demands in the transition to peace. Drawing on interview and ethnographic data collected in Northern Ireland and BosniaHerzegovina, the paper highlights a site of tension between the aspirations for transformation and inclusion set out internationally in UNSCR 1325 and the gender underpinnings of consociationalism that shape the broader political, social and cultural context of citizenship in these case studies. It illustrates that women and women's claims are repeatedly side-lined in favour of matters that are deemed of more vital interest in the quest for 'peace', such as relations between ethno-national groups, security concerns and stability of institutions. Despite this damning failure, women and feminist activists continue to mobilise, as individuals and collectively, in order to make demands for social, political and cultural transformation. The paper argues that attending to these dynamics is crucial if we strive to transform the gender regimes underpinning war/peace and acknowledge women as agents in this process.

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“…Following the demise of the NIWC in 2006, the energy around women's activism once again returned to the civil society sector where it remains relatively vibrant and wide-reaching (Cockburn 2013;Deiana 2013). A study on the Women's Sector in Northern Ireland, commissioned by the Community Foundation in 2001, estimated that there were some 1,071 'traditional' Women's organisations active across the North, and 423 'activist' Women's Groups/Centres, with the vast majority of the latter (some 90%) being community-based (Kilmurray 2013).…”

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“…In addition to the arduous task of ending decades of violent conflict and securing powersharing among the main political parties, the Good Friday Agreement (GFA) also marked itself out as significant for its inclusion and commitment to 'the right of women to full and equal participation in political life'. Moreover, some have suggested that the wider peace process was unique due to the relatively high levels of visibility and participation of women (Deiana 2013). This article explores the position of women in Northern Ireland today and by doing so seeks to problematise the 'post-conflict' narrative by gendering peace and security.…”

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Gendering the ‘post-conflict’ narrative in Northern Ireland’s peace process

Gilmartin

2018

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The Good Friday Agreement negotiations gave a unique opportunity for the insertion of women’s rights and equal formal representation in the new post-conflict Northern Ireland. Notwithstanding the robust and unambiguous commitments in the text of the agreement, the primary architects of the peace process, however, situated gender and women’s position as peripheral to the main priorities of ‘guns and government’. While conventional forms of peacebuilding claim to be beneficial for all, evidence from the so-called ‘post-conflict’ period around the world demonstrates a continuity of violence for many women, as well as new forms of violence. This article explores the position of women in Northern Ireland today across a number of issues, including formal politics, community activism, domestic violence and reproductive rights. By doing so, it continues feminist endeavours seeking to problematise the ‘post-conflict’ narrative by gendering peace and security. While the Good Friday Agreement did undoubtedly provide the potential for a new era of gender relations, 20 years on Northern Irish society exhibits all the trademarks and insidious characteristics of a patriarchal society that has yet to undergo a genuine transformation in gender relations. The article argues that the consistent privileging of masculinity and the dominance of male power is a commonality that remains uninterrupted by the peace process.

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Women's Citizenship in Northern Ireland after the 1998 Agreement

Cited by 22 publications

References 24 publications

Women MPs from Northern Ireland: Challenges and Contributions, 1953–2020

Women MPs from Northern Ireland: Challenges and Contributions, 1953–2020

To settle for a gendered peace? Spaces for feminist grassroots mobilization in Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina

Gendering the ‘post-conflict’ narrative in Northern Ireland’s peace process

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