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Alison, Miranda. "Gender and Small Arms in Northern Ireland" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar 05, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p70018_index.html>

Alison, M. , 2005-03-05 "Gender and Small Arms in Northern Ireland" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p70018_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: The mainstream literature on small arms and light weapons has not traditionally been particularly interested in the gendered aspects of issues surrounding SALW. This paper addresses certain gendered aspects of SALW in regard to armed conflict in Northern Ireland. The 'Troubles' have led to a high presence of guns in Northern Ireland and a certain romanticism and sexualisation attached to them. Within loyalist circles it is often noted that while there is prestige for men who are involved with the paramilitaries and carry weapons, there is a parallel phenomenon of women who are attracted to and gain prestige through association with such men. However there remains the fact that, particularly in republican paramilitaries, women have also been combatants and carried weapons themselves, as well as being centrally involved in the transporting, cleaning and hiding of arms. This leads to certain questions. How does the presence of female combatants fit with the otherwise hyper-masculine paramilitary environment? How have gender relations within paramilitaries been performed in regard to weapons? How do we account for the usually hyper-masculine atmosphere of paramilitary 'shows of strength' (displays of weapons) even within republicanism, given what we know of women's involvement in the paramilitary organisations?

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