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Wahidin, Azrini and Powell, Jason (2017) “The Irish Conflict” and the experiences of female ex-combatants in the Irish Republican Army. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 37 (9/10). pp. 555-571. doi:10.1108/IJSSP-05-2016-0052
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-05-2016-0052
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The purpose of this paper is to critically explore the importance of the experiences of female former combatants during the Irish Conflict, colloquially known as “The Troubles” and outline key moments of resistance for female political prisoners during their time at Armagh jail. The paper will situate the analysis within a Foucauldian framework drawing on theoretical tools for understanding power, resistance and subjectivity to contextualise and capture rich narratives and experiences. What makes a Foucauldian analysis of former female combatants of the Conflict so inspiring is how the animation and location of problems of knowledge as “pieces” of the larger contest between The State, institutions of power and its penal subjects (ex-female combatants as prisoners). The paper has demonstrated that the body exists through and in culture, the product of signs and meanings, of discourse and practices.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy | ||||||
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0144-333X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 12 September 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 37 | ||||||
| Number: | 9/10 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 555-571 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1108/IJSSP-05-2016-0052 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
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