Books, Articles and PhDs

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Heat, Home-Based Assault and Domestic and Family Violence Injuries: Evidence from Hospital Emergency Department Presentations

Elevated temperatures have been associated with increased interpersonal violence, yet evidence from hospital, health-sector data remains limited.

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To Prevent and Protect Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: ASEAN Commitments to the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security

This article examines the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) fulfilment of commitments to prevent and protect populations from sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) under the ASEAN Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (RPA-WPS).

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Conceptualising Climate Violence: A Systematic Scoping Review

The term ‘climate violence’ is increasingly used to describe the intersection of climate change and violence. In the research literature, climate violence has been conceptualised in varied ways, reflected in emergent and intersecting definitions and descriptions.

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What keeps women safe from violence during shocks? Review of risk and protective factors in the Indo-Pacific region

VAW can escalate during and immediately after shocks – this scoping review examines the associated risk and protective factors to mitigate VAW during and after shocks.

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Using Data Science to Examine Conflict-Related Sexual Violence

The lack of data is a major barrier to comprehending conflict-related sexual violence. Can data science methods analyze news reports promptly and accurately? This compares manual, machine-learning and Generative AI analysis of thousands of media reports.

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Impact of Social, Political, and Environmental Events on Violence Against Women in the Indo-Pacific

The Indo-Pacific faces frequent shocks (conflict, disasters, health crises) that increase violence against women. This review of 203 studies highlights urgent need for localised, gender-responsive policies.

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The Weaponization of Sexual Violence: Boko Haram’s Quest for Control Over Territories and Women’s Bodies

This paper examines Boko Haram through a feminist political economy perspective, utilizing primary and secondary data. It traces the group’s changing ideology by analyzing how it exploited gendered socio-economic structures.

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Can the state prevent? The role of the Joint Communiqué in preventing conflict-related sexual violence

This study explores how reform to state-level institutional norms and practices proceeds in an environment with heavy dependence on the military state sector to cooperate in preventing CRSV.