Books By Niamh Reilly - Author

Niamh Reilly is Established Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Her research interests focus on the relationship between theory and practice and the role of ideas in emancipatory projects. Niamh has published widely on issues of human rights and gender; feminist political and social theory; religion in the public sphere; transnational movements and the United Nations; and women, peace, and security. Her book, Women's Human Rights: Seeking Gender Justice in a Globalizing Age (Polity Press, 2009), was selected as an "Outstanding Academic Title for 2010" by the American Library Association/CHOICE. Niamh is coauthor of Demanding Accountability: The Global Campaign and Vienna Tribunal for Women's Human Rights (UNIFEM 1994). Her edited collections include Religion, Gender, and the Public Sphere (Routledge 2014) (lead editor) and International Human Rights of Women (Springer, Major Reference Works, 2019).