Books, Articles and PhDs

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How safe are women? Constructing a cross-national index on the foundations of women’s safety

This article introduces the global Women’s Safety Index (WSI), outlining its rationale, purpose, and potential applications. The Index consist of three dimensions: Equity, Protection, and Resources, identified as foundational to women’s safety.

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Male Perpetrator Interventions for Domestic and Family Violence in the Indo-Pacific: A Scoping Review

A scoping review mapping 42 domestic and family violence perpetrator interventions across 14 Indo-Pacific countries - revealing a sector more innovative than its evidence base reflects, and a significant gap in programs reaching marginalised men.

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Suicides and Claimed Suicides in the Context of Domestic and Family Violence and Coercive Control: Legal and Policy Responses

Increasingly, suicide is being linked with histories of domestic and family violence. While some abusive partners kill their victim in a context of domestic and family violence and then claim it was suicide, in other cases the cause of death may be less directly connected to the abusive partner.

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Understanding the role of faith-based pastoral care in responding to domestic violence

This article provides an overview of the increased focus on the role of religion, religious leadership and faith-based organisations in ending gender-based violence including domestic violence.

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The long-term relationship between war and attitudes toward domestic violence: Evidence from Vietnam

Examining the Vietnam War's long-term legacy, this study reveals that women exposed to intense bombing during childhood were more likely to justify intimate partner violence over 30 years later, with disrupted education appearing as a key mechanism perpetuating harmful gender norms.

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Regulation of domestic violence: a global perspective

This study examines the global evolution of the laws addressing DV, providing insights on the number and types of laws adopted by countries around the world since early 1980s.

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Extreme drought and sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women: A multi-country population-based study

Exposure to extreme drought conditions may exacerbate risks of sexual violence against adolescent girls and young women, and gender-sensitive climate change adaptation policies are urgent.