Women, Violence, and Social Change in Northern Ireland and Chiapas: Societies Between Tradition and Transition

Abstract: Violence against women occurs in peacetime, intensifies during wartime, and continues in the aftermath of armed conflict. Women sometimes make gains during conflict and their efforts to break the pattern of violence have led to a greater awareness of gender-based violence. However, a lack of acknowledgement of transformations in gender identity at the macro-level during peace processes may create conflict in intimate partnerships. This study brings to light the complexity of changes occurring during peace processes in a multi-level analysis of women’s perceptions and positioning towards the state, their community, and their intimate partnership. This comparative analysis of fifty-seven female activists’ narratives from Chiapas and Northern Ireland demonstrates how a one-dimensional peace process (Northern Ireland) can limit the space for addressing women’s concerns, while peace processes that transcend the ethnonational dimension of conflict (Chiapas) can open a dialogue on i.... https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/3020

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Women, Violence, and Social Change in Northern Ireland and Chiapas: Societies Between Tradition and Transition ; volume:7 ; number:2 ; day:03 ; month:11 ; year:2013 ; International journal of conflict and violence ; 7, Heft 2 (03.11.2013)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Melanie Hoewer

Further information

• DOI: 10.4119/ijcv-3020
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020062210555965117009
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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