Violence Against Women as a Political Act: Toward a Typology of Gendered Messages

IF 0.9 4区社会学 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Politikon Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI:10.1080/02589346.2021.1995272

Enzo Lenine, Elisa Gonçalves

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT The pervasiveness of violence against women has drawn the attention of international audiences in multilateral fora, media, and academia. Feminist researchers across social sciences have attempted to make sense of violent acts that target women and feminised bodies, especially by unravelling their causes and motivations. A particular approach sees violence against women as a political act that delivers gendered messages to individuals and communities. In this paper, we develop a typology of the messages conveyed by acts of violence against women. We argue that deciphering these messages is quintessential to making sense of gender violence, namely when it targets women.

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对妇女的暴力作为一种政治行为:走向性别信息的类型学

普遍存在的针对妇女的暴力行为引起了多边论坛、媒体和学术界的国际关注。社会科学领域的女权主义研究人员试图理解针对女性和女性化身体的暴力行为，特别是通过揭示其原因和动机。一种特别的做法是将暴力侵害妇女行为视为一种向个人和社区传递性别信息的政治行为。在本文中，我们对暴力侵害妇女行为所传达的信息进行了类型学研究。我们认为，破译这些信息是理解性别暴力的关键，也就是说，当它针对女性时。

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Politikon POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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1.90

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0.00%

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审稿时长

32 weeks

期刊介绍： Politikon focuses primarily on South African politics, but not exclusively so. Over the years the journal has published articles by some of the world" leading political scientists, including Arend Lijphart, Samuel Huntingdon, and Philippe Schmitter. It has also featured important contributions from South Africa"s leading political philosophers, political scientists and international relations experts. It has proved an influential journal, particularly in debates over the merits of South Africa"s constitutional reforms (in 1983 and 1994). In the last few years special issues have focused on women and politics in South Africa, and the South African election of 1999.