Publications
2023
The workplace as a site of abortion surveillance
Bloomer, F., Mackle, D., MacNamara, N., Pierson, C., & Bloomer, S. (n.d.). The workplace as a site of abortion surveillance. Gender, Work & Organization. doi:10.1111/gwao.13100
Securing Abortion Access: What Can We Learn from Emergencies?
Pierson, C. (2023). Securing Abortion Access: What Can We Learn from Emergencies?. Retrieved from https://www.e-ir.info/
2022
Power-Sharing and Patriarchy: An Analysis Of The Role Of The Northern Ireland Assembly In Abortion Law Reform
Pierson, C. (2022). Power-Sharing and Patriarchy: An Analysis Of The Role Of The Northern Ireland Assembly In Abortion Law Reform. In F. Bloomer, & E. Campbell (Eds.), Decriminalizing Abortion in Northern Ireland Legislation and Protest. Bloomsbury Academic Press.
After a CEDAW Optional Protocol Inquiry into abortion law: a conversation with activists for change in Northern Ireland
Pierson, C., Bloomer, F., Allamby, L., Campbell, E., Hughes, B., McLaughlin, L., & Powell, R. (2022). After a CEDAW Optional Protocol Inquiry into abortion law: a conversation with activists for change in Northern Ireland. INTERNATIONAL FEMINIST JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 24(2), 312-328. doi:10.1080/14616742.2022.2053297
Reflecting on asynchronous internet mediated focus groups for researching culturally sensitive issues
MacNamara, N., Mackle, D., Trew, J. D., Pierson, C., & Bloomer, F. (2022). Reflecting on asynchronous internet mediated focus groups for researching culturally sensitive issues. In Unpacking Sensitive Research (pp. 39-51). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003252320-7
2021
Reflecting on asynchronous internet mediated focus groups for researching culturally sensitive issues
MacNamara, N., Mackle, D., Trew, J. D., Pierson, C., & Bloomer, F. (2021). Reflecting on asynchronous internet mediated focus groups for researching culturally sensitive issues. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, 24(5), 553-565. doi:10.1080/13645579.2020.1857969
Thematic Review: Gender Politics in Northern Ireland - Gender, Nationalism and Conflict Transformation: New Themes and Old Problems in Northern Ireland Politics. By Fidelma Ashe. New York: Routledge, 2019. 188 pp. $48.95 (paper). - Female Combatants after Armed Struggle: Lost in Transition? By Niall Gilmartin. New York: Routledge, 2019. 208 pp. $48.95 (paper). - Abortion Law and Political Institutions: Explaining Policy Resistance. By Jennifer Thomson. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. 232 pp. $69.99 (cloth).
Pierson, C. (2021). Thematic Review: Gender Politics in Northern Ireland - Gender, Nationalism and Conflict Transformation: New Themes and Old Problems in Northern Ireland Politics. By Fidelma Ashe. New York: Routledge, 2019. 188 pp. $48.95 (paper). - Female Combatants after Armed Struggle: Lost in Transition? By Niall Gilmartin. New York: Routledge, 2019. 208 pp. $48.95 (paper). - Abortion Law and Political Institutions: Explaining Policy Resistance. By Jennifer Thomson. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. 232 pp. $69.99 (cloth).. Politics & Gender, 17(3). doi:10.1017/s1743923x21000301
Abortion care in highly restrictive legal regimes: the experiences of health and social care professionals in Malta
Pierson, C., & Caruana-Finkel, L. (2021). Abortion care in highly restrictive legal regimes: the experiences of health and social care professionals in Malta: Abortion care in highly restrictive legal regimes: the experiences of health and social care professionals in Malta.
Book Review: <i>Abortion Across Borders: Transnational Travel and Access to Abortion Services</i> by Christabelle Sethna and Gayle Davis, eds
Pierson, C. (2021). Book Review: <i>Abortion Across Borders: Transnational Travel and Access to Abortion Services</i> by Christabelle Sethna and Gayle Davis, eds. Feminist Review, 127(1), 160-161. doi:10.1177/0141778920962727
2020
Interrogating the politicization of female genital cutting (FGC) within conditions of asymmetrical cultural convergence. A case study of Northern Ireland
MacNamara, N., Mackle, D., Pierson, C., & Bloomer, F. (2020). Interrogating the politicization of female genital cutting (FGC) within conditions of asymmetrical cultural convergence. A case study of Northern Ireland. Women's Studies International Forum, 82. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2020.102391
2019
Gendering peace in Northern Ireland: The role of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security
Pierson, C. E. (2019). Gendering peace in Northern Ireland: The role of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. Capital and Class, 43(1), 57-71. doi:10.1177/0309816818818087
A formative evaluation of online information to support abortion access in England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
Duffy, D. N., Pierson, C. E., & Best, P. (2019). A formative evaluation of online information to support abortion access in England, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, 45(1), 32-37. doi:10.1136/bmjsrh-2018-200086
2018
Reimagining global abortion politics: A social justice perspective
Pierson, C. E., Bloomer, F., & Estrada- Claudio, S. (2018). Reimagining global abortion politics: A social justice perspective. Bristol: Policy Press. Retrieved from https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/reimagining-global-abortion-politics
Abortion, emotions, and health provision: Explaining health care professionals' willingness to provide abortion care using affect theory.
Duffy, D. N., Pierson, C., Myerscough, C., Urquhart, D., & Earner-Byrne, L. (2018). Abortion, emotions, and health provision: Explaining health care professionals' willingness to provide abortion care using affect theory.. Women's studies international forum, 71, 12-18. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2018.09.002
Can abortion rights be integrated into the Women, Peace and Security agenda?
Thomson, J., & Pierson, C. E. (2018). Can abortion rights be integrated into the Women, Peace and Security agenda?. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 20(3), 350-365. doi:10.1080/14616742.2017.1413583
Crossing Troubled Waters Abortion in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Prince Edward Island
MacQuarrie, C., Stettner, S., Pierson, C., & Bloomer, F. (2018). Crossing Troubled Waters Abortion in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Prince Edward Island.
Rights Versus Rites? Catholic Women and Abortion Access in Northern Ireland
Pierson, C. (2018). Rights Versus Rites? Catholic Women and Abortion Access in Northern Ireland. In The Contested Identities of Ulster Catholics (pp. 39-55). Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-78804-3_4
One Step Forwards, Two Steps Back: Women's Rights 20 Years after the Good Friday Agreement
Pierson, C. (2018). One Step Forwards, Two Steps Back: Women's Rights 20 Years after the Good Friday Agreement. PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, 71(2), 461-481. doi:10.1093/pa/gsx032
Allies or Opponents? Power-Sharing, Civil Society, and Gender
Pierson, C. E., & Thomson, J. (2018). Allies or Opponents? Power-Sharing, Civil Society, and Gender. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 24(1), 100-115. doi:10.1080/13537113.2017.1422642
2017
Macro- and Micro-Political Vernaculizations of Rights: Human Rights and Abortion Discourses in Northern Ireland.
Pierson, C., & Bloomer, F. (2017). Macro- and Micro-Political Vernaculizations of Rights: Human Rights and Abortion Discourses in Northern Ireland.. Health and human rights, 19(1), 173-186.
2016
Contemporary challenges: researching gender in divided societies. Claire Pierson and Jennifer Thomson in conversation with Fidelma Ashe and Gorana Mlinarevic
Pierson, C., Thomson, J., Ashe, F., & Mlinarevic, G. (2016). Contemporary challenges: researching gender in divided societies. Claire Pierson and Jennifer Thomson in conversation with Fidelma Ashe and Gorana Mlinarevic. INTERNATIONAL FEMINIST JOURNAL OF POLITICS, 18(4), 606-613. doi:10.1080/14616742.2016.1226402
Challenging identity hierarchies: Gender and consociational power-sharing
Kennedy, R., Pierson, C., & Thomson, J. (2016). Challenging identity hierarchies: Gender and consociational power-sharing. The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 18(3), 618-633. doi:10.1177/1369148116647334
Peacebuilding and the Women’s Sector in Northern Ireland
Pierson, C. (2016). Peacebuilding and the Women’s Sector in Northern Ireland: Peacebuilding and the Women’s Sector in Northern Ireland.