Rape in the Nordic Countries: Continuity and Change

ISBN-13: 9781138606517 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 246 str.

Marie Bruvik-Heinskou; May-Len Skilbrei; Kari Stefansen

Opis

This multidisciplinary volume sheds light on the phenomenon and construction of rape and sexual violence within the Nordic region, exploring the ways in which rape and sexual violence are dealt with through criminal law and considering governmental policies aimed at combatting it, with a special focus on legal regulations and developments.

Spis treści

1. A Nordic Research Agenda on Rape and Sexual Violence  2. Theorising Sexual Violence in Intimate Relations in Scandinavia: A Literature Review 3. Cultivating Ethical Negotiations or Fetishizing Consent in BDSM?  4. Understanding Unwanted Sexual Touching: A Situational Approach  5. Making the Case for ‘Good Enough’ Rape-Prevalence Estimates: Insights from a School-Based Survey Experiment Among Norwegian Youths  6. From the Protection of Marriage to the Defence of Equality – The Finnish Debate Over the Sexual Autonomy of Wives  7. Towards Voluntariness in Swedish Rape Law: Hyper-Medialised Group Rape Cases and the Shift in the Legal Discourse  8. Rape Law and Coercive Circumstances  9. Empowered or Protected? The ‘Problem’ of Complainants’ Rights in Danish and Norwegian Preparatory Works on Criminal Procedure  10. Othering the Rapist: Rurality, Sexual Violence, and the Bjästa Case  11. Sexual Transgressing: Situational and Narrative Perspectives  12. Rape in the Age of Internet  13. Digital Sexual Violence: Image-Based Sexual Abuse Among Danish Youth  14. Breaking the Silence: Social Media Disclosures of Sexual Violence in Iceland