Contesting politics
Subtitle: women in Ireland, North and South
By: edited by Yvonne Galligan, Eilís Ward, Rick Wilford.
Contributors: Galligan, Yvonne.; Ward, Eilís.; Wilford, Rick, 1947-
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Boulder, CO
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Women in politics -- Ireland
Description: This book gathers the expertise of those researching women and politics in Ireland - both North and South - into a single, comprehensive and accessible textbook on the topic. Contributors are drawn from both academic and activist arenas to bring a multidisciplinary approach to the subject.

Contesting Politics examines the central issues of women and the political parties and representation, the relationship between the women's movement and community-based women's groups in Ireland, and women's participation in public bodies and the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition. The text will be invaluable in women's studies and Irish studies courses as well as within political science.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.