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New book by Linda Eitrem Holmgren on gender-just political citizenship and peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

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This book explores how women in societies plagued by ethno-national conflict can help build peace and gender equality, even in places where deep divisions have existed for generations.

It uses an approach called transversal politics to analyse how women from different communities in Northern Ireland work together across an ethno-national divide to build coalitions on shared values and common goals. The book studies how a gender-just citizenship that both validates and promotes women’s political participation can be built. The book argues that for societies to move forwards after ethno-national conflict, they need to recognise women as equal citizens, deserving of the same political rights and responsibilities as men.