The concept and measurement of violence /

The concept and measurement of violence /

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The extent of violence against women is currently hidden. How should violence be measured? How should research and new ways of thinking about violence improve its measurement? Could improved measurement change policy? The book is a guide to how the measu...

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Main Authors: Walby, Sylvia (Author), Towers, Jude (Author), Balderston, Susie (Author), Corradi, Consuelo (Author), Francis, Brian (Author), Heiskanen, Markku (Author), Helweg-Larsen, Karin (Author), Mergaert, Lut (Author), Olive, Philippa (Author), Palmer, Emma (Author), Stöckl, Heidi (Author), Strid, Sofia (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Policy Press, 2017.
Series:Policy Press shorts. Policy & practice.
Subjects:
Violence > Research > Methodology.
Gender mainstreaming > Research > Methodology.
Family violence > Research > Methodology.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: measuring violence to end violence
  • Legal and policy developments
  • Conceptualising violence and gender
  • Different forms of violence
  • Collecting data
  • Coordination
  • A new measurement framework and its indicators.

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