Politics and Gender in Ireland: The Quest for Political Agency

ISBN-13: 9781138778214 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 188 str.

Fiona Buckley; Yvonne Galligan

Opis

This text explores the relationship between women, the state and democratic politics in Ireland today. It highlights the conservatism of the political culture shared by all traditions on the island, and how this culture circumscribes women's political agency in Northern Ireland and Ireland.

O autorze

Fiona Buckley lectures in University College Cork. Her research focuses on the gendered nature of political institutions, in particular cabinet government, as well as gender and candidate selection reform in Ireland. Her research has informed policy-making in Ireland. Yvonne Galligan is professor of comparative politics at Queen’s University Belfast. She has written widely on the gendered nature of democratic politics, focusing on issues of representation and legislative decision-making. Her research informs policy-making in Ireland, the UK and Europe.