Artikel
Gender, power, and peace : a preliminary look at women in the Northern Ireland Assembly
Verfasst von:
Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly
in:
Women & politics
Binghamton:
2002
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55 - 88 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | Cowell-Meyers, Kimberly |
| In: | Women & politics |
| Jahr: | 2002 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| This study focuses on how women legislators can affect peace-building in transitional societies by examinign the role of female Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in Northern Ireland. Using interviews with 12 of 14 women MLAs and 6 male pairmatches, this study assesses the women's approach to politics, their perceptions of their roles, and the institutional challenges they face as representatives of women in a strongly traditional society. According to the perceptions of the women and men, much of the responsibility for the transition to peace appears to rest on the feminization of politics and on the female MLAs themselves.... | |
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