The Gender Politics of Domestic Violence: Feminists... - Krizs?n, Andrea

Taylor & Francis

The Gender Politics of Domestic ViolenceFeminists Engaging the State in Central and Eastern Europe\nAuthor(s): Andrea Krizsn, Conny Roggeband\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367372705, 978-0367372705\nSynopsis\nWhat are the factors that shape domestic violence policy change and how are variable gendered meanings produced in these policies? How and when can feminists influence policy making? What conditions and policy mechanisms lead to progressive change and which ones block it or lead to reversal? \n\nThe Gender Politics of Domestic Violence analyzes the emergence of gender equality sensitive domestic violence policy reforms in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Tracing policy developments in Eastern Europe from the beginning of 2000s, when domestic violence first emerged on policy agendas, until 2015, Andrea Krizsn and Conny Roggeband look into the contestation that takes place between womens movements, states.