%0 Journal Article
%T Gendering the ¡®post
%A Niall Gilmartin
%J Capital & Class
%@ 2041-0980
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0309816818818089
%X 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
%K gender
%K Northern Ireland
%K peace
%K post-conflict
%K security
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0309816818818089