ABSTRACT
The Northern Ireland peace process has sustained a significant reduction in the level of political violence in the region. Mainstream academic attention remains focused on the continuing antagonisms between the main ethno-nationalist blocs. Bringing gender and sexuality into the analysis of Northern Ireland’s conflict transformation highlights and raises critical questions about definitions of peace, recognition equality and justice that are applicable to other international contexts. Moreover, a gender-sensitive approach to peacebuilding assesses whether the institutions of conflict transformation in the region have reinforced or challenged older ideologies that deny women, and sexual and gender minorities, full rights of citizenship and equality.
