A text which draws together contributors from academic and activist arenas to bring a multi-disciplinary approach to feminism and politics in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

In positing politics as a broadly defined activity that stretches well beyond the formal institutions of the political system, and in taking an all-Ireland approach, editors Yvonne Galligan, Eils Ward, and Rick Wilford bring new depth and texture to the topic. While the main analytical tools used are drawn from the discipline of political science, the text will be invaluable in Womens studies and Irish studies classrooms as well as within political science. }

Introduction
Feminism, Politics, and Postmodernism
(Carmel Roulston)
Women and the Constitution of the Republic of Ireland
(Alpha Connelly)
The Impact of EU Equality Legislation on Irish Women
(Frances Gardiner)
State Feminism in Ireland
(Evelyn Mahon and Valerie Morgan)
The Republic of Irelands Equality Contract: Women and Public Policy
(Eileen Connolly)
Networks of Womens Groups in the Republic of Ireland
(rla ODonovan and Els Ward )
Women Working for Peace in Northern Ireland
(Bronagh Hinds)
Womens Political Representation in Ireland
(Yvonne Galligan and Rick Wilford)
Gender and Party Politics in the Republic of Ireland
(Yvonne Galligan and Rick Wilford)
Gender and Party Politics in Northern Ireland
(Rick Wilford and Yvonne Galligan)
Women and Nominated Boards in Ireland
(Deirdre Heenan and Anne Marie Gray)
Shaping
the Nation: Women in the Free State Parliament, 19231937
(Mary Clancy)
Ulster Was Different? Women, Feminism, and Nationalism in the North of Ireland
(Margaret Ward)
Is There a Gender Gap in Political Attitudes in Ireland?
(Freda Donoghue and Paula Devine)