The Aftermath: Women in Post-Conflict Transformation (original) (raw)
tural violence (e.g. creating poverty or security policy) is largely the preserve of government systems yet is less visible than interpersonal or direct violence. Perhaps this why Buscher and Ling portray, in their account, "the IRA getaway car" as being solely responsible for the death of the McGuire children-despite the fact that an Army vehicle was engaged in a high speed chase. Other issues deserving further attention in the book include questions surrounding gender roles in the Peace People. Although women made up the vast majority of those attending the early rallies, their numbers were less proportionate when it came to their representation in the eventual structure. Also, what lessons can be learnt from the Peace People about the importance of internal democratic processes and grass-roots consultation in the effectiveness ofpeace groups? Glossing over the controversies of funding, procedures, and general "back-room" politics within the organisation does l...
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