The Sexual Politics of Gendered Violence and Women's Citizenship

ISBN-13: 9781447337799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 216 str.

Suzanne Franzway; Nicole Moulding; Sarah Wendt

Opis

This book examines how responses by the state shape a woman's citizenship long after she has escaped from a violent partner. It investigates the effects of intimate partner violence on everyday life including housing, employment, mental health and social participation and offers critical insights for the development of social policy and practice.

Spis treści

The sexual politics of gendered violence and women’s citizenship; The problem of citizenship, violence and gender; The challenges of researching gendered violence; Living the connected effects of violence; Gendered violence and the self; Re-engaging lives; The campaigns for women's freedom from violence; Tranforming sexual politics.