Join us for this special livestreamed event to reflect on the central role of women in the Northern Ireland Peace process in the negotiations leading to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement—which brought 30 years of conflict in the region to an end—and in the 25 years since.
The centrality of women to the Northern Ireland peace process, at all levels of society—politically, socially and culturally—is key to understanding how the Agreement was constructed and how its central principles of power sharing, equality, and mutual respect remain in place today. The internationalization of that role, powerfully expressed by leaders such as Secretary Clinton during the 1990s, and since consolidated by local political leaders, remind us that successful peace processes represent the diversity of the societies affected by conflict.
This event, hosted by Secretary Hilary Rodham Clinton, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and Chancellor of Queen’s University Belfast, will spotlight those involved in negotiating the Agreement, those tasked with its implementation, and the new generation driving forward the dividends of peace. This seminar will also explore, through academic research, the global role of women in peacebuilding as we look to the future.
