{"product_id":"patching-peace-womens-civil-society-organising-in-northern-ireland-paperback-softback-9781894725231","title":"Patching Peace; Women's Civil Society Organising in Northern Ireland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781894725231","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePatching Peace\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWomen's Civil Society Organising in Northern Ireland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781894725231\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 June 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e304 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Patching Peace\u003c\/i\u003e contributes an exciting, innovative and very inspiring new piece of research to furthering our understanding of gendered civil society perspectives of peace.\" - Melanie Hoewer, \u003ci\u003eIrish Political Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"[An] insightful, multi-layered, and absorbing book…\" - Carmel Roulston, \u003ci\u003eThe Canadian Journal of Irish Studies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"An important analysis of a sometimes ignored (avoided?) topic relating to studies of Northern Ireland.\" - Sean Huddleston, \u003ci\u003eIrish Studies Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThroughout Northern Ireland, the term \"civil society\" refers to community and voluntary sector organisations, many of which are constituted by women as the majority of their membership. This book examines some of the invitations extended to women's civil society organisations to contribute towards conflict transformation efforts, during the post-Good Friday Agreement period in Northern Ireland. Its focus is a case study approach of the Moyle Women's Forum (1999-2004), an all-women's, cross-community organisation in the Moyle District, County Antrim. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Although the inclusion of women's civil society organisations appears to \"correct\" women's historical exclusion, this book demonstrates that women's inclusion in invited spaces is insufficient to ensure their participation, and recognise their contributions. Their inclusion can subject women's civil society organisations to regimes of governmentality, shaped by persistent gender stereotypes. The author argues that women's civil society efforts should, instead, actively adopt a \"patchwork-like\" approach that intentionally extends beyond the limited spaces into which they are invited. With a specific focus on Northern Ireland and its current transition away from the prolonged period of conflict, the book raises key questions about the expectations placed on civil society organisations in the ongoing and complex processes of conflict transformation in Northern Ireland.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures and Tables \u003cbr\u003e Acronyms \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1: Emerging Orthodoxies: Women, Conflict, and Transformation \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2: Conflict in Northern Ireland: Contested Histories \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3: Civil Society Organising: Responses to Conflict \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4 Local Conflict in Moyle: Muted Responses and Silences \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5: Constrained Democratic Spaces: The Moyle Women'\u003cbr\u003es Forum \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6: Picturing Politics \u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7: Rethinking Gender, Participation, and Power in Invited Space \u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Constitution, Moyle Women'\u003cbr\u003es Forum \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"ISER Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52637892608280,"sku":"9781894725231","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/patching-peace-womens-civil-society-organising-in-northern-ireland-paperback-softback-9781894725231","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}