Domestic violence in postcommunist states : local activism, national policies, and global forces / edited by Katalin Fabian.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fábián, Katalin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--Europe.

Family violence.

Family violence--Asia.

Post-communism--Europe.

Post-communism.

Post-communism--Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Domestic violence has emerged as a significant public policy issue of transnational character and mobilization in the postcommunist era in Europe and Eurasia, as global forces have interacted with the agendas of governments, local and international women s groups, and human rights activists. The result of extensive collaboration among scholars and activist-practitioners many from postcommunist countries this volume examines the development of state policies, changes in public perceptions, and the interaction of national and international politics."

Contents:

Introduction : the politics of domestic violence in postcommunist Europe and Eurasia / Katalin Fábián

Transnational advocacy campaigns and domestic violence prevention in Ukraine / Alexandra Hrycak

Global feminism, foreign funding, and Russian writing about domestic violence / Janet Elise Johnson and Gulnara Zaynullina

Balancing acts : women's NGOs combating domestic violence in Kazakhstan / Edward Snajdr

From Soviet liberation to post-Soviet segregation : women and violence in Tajikistan / Muborak Sharipova and Katalin Fábián

The politics of awareness : making domestic violence visible in Poland / Thomas Chivens

Domestic violence against women : when practice creates legislation in Slovenia / Sonja Robnik

Reframing domestic violence : global networks and local activism in postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe / Katalin Fábián

The new wave : how transnational feminist networks promote domestic violence reform in postcommunist Europe / Laura Brunell and Janet Elise Johnson

The European Union, transnational advocacy, and violence against women in postcommunist states / Celeste Montoya

The promise and perils of international treaties / Olga Avdeyeva.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-97569-2

9786612975691

0-253-00473-X

OCLC:

670430615