Pathways to Political Candidacy for Minoritized Women in Ireland : From Exclusion to Inclusion

Cullen, Pauline

Bristol University Press（2025/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 268 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781529236620
• DDC分類 320.08209417

Full Description

This groundbreaking book provides an account of how Traveller and other minoritized women understand, assess and experience local politics in Ireland.

Through personal narratives and expert interviews, the book explores minoritised women's exclusion from traditional political spaces, their grassroots activism, and the challenges they face running for office. Drawing from a comparative analysis of minoritised women and politics from the USA, UK, and beyond, the book offers valuable lessons for fostering political inclusion. Its analysis is a vital contribution to global discourse on diversity, gender, and representation, making it essential for policymakers, scholars, and advocates for political equity.

Contents

Part I: Context and Theory

1. Introduction: Centring Minoritized Women's Democratic Inclusion

2. Ireland: Political and Social Context

3. Minoritized Women as Political Actors

4. Political Agency and Political Imagination

Part II: Practicing Politics

5. Political Ambition and Aspiration: Traveller Women

6. Political Ambition and Aspiration: Migrant Women

7. Diverse Paths, Shared Experience: Becoming a Candidate

8. Minoritized Women and Violence in Politics

Part III: Levelling the Field

9. Democratic Innovations

10. Training Programmes and Minoritized Women's Access to Politics

11. Political Parties and Minoritized Women Candidates

12. Conclusion: Pathways to Democratic Representation of Minoritized Women