Loyalism, Women and Standpoint Theory

@article{Potter2014LoyalismWA,
  title={Loyalism, Women and Standpoint Theory},
  author={Michael Ross Potter},
  journal={Irish Political Studies},
  year={2014},
  volume={29},
  pages={258 - 274}
}
  • M. Potter
  • Published 3 April 2014
  • Political Science
  • Irish Political Studies
Most recent studies of Loyalism in Northern Ireland have focused on the nature and development of Loyalist paramilitaries and their methods, ideology and attitudes to the peace process. This article argues that the nature of Loyalist paramilitarism is primarily masculinist and that there is a perspective that has gone generally unheard from women in Loyalist communities. Using standpoint theory, evidence from interviews with women in Loyalist communities associated with Belfast is analysed and… 
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