Gender based violence in university communities : policy, prevention and educational initiatives / edited by Sundari Anthia and Ruth Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hutchinson, Ellie.

Contributor:

Anthia, Sundari, editor.

Lewis, Ruth, editor.

Series:

Policy Press scholarship online.

Policy Press scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campus violence--Great Britain.

Campus violence.

Women--Violence against--Great Britain.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

2018

Bristol ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book provides the first in-depth overview of research and practice in gender based violence in universities. It sets out the international context of ideologies, politics and institutional structures that underlie responses to gender based violence in Britain and further afield in Europe, in the US, and in Australia, and considers the implications of implementing related policy and practice.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Notes on contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction: some reflections in these promising and challenging times

The problem

A continuum of acceptability: understanding young people's views on gender based violence

'Lad culture' and sexual violence against students1

Histories and politics of educational interventions against gender based violence in international contexts

Sexual violence on US college campuses: history and challenges

Grounds for concern: an Australian perspective on responses to sexual assault and harassment in university settings

Preventing gender based violence in UK universities: the policy context

Challenges and interventions in the UK

Student feminist activism to challenge gender based violence

Using the law to challenge gender based violence in university communities

The Intervention Initiative: theoretical underpinnings, development and implementation

Understanding student responses to gender based violence on campus: negotiation, reinscription and resistance

Tackling gender based violence in university communities: a practitioner perspective

Conclusion: setting the agenda for challenging gender based violence in universities

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2024)

ISBN:

1-4473-3660-7

1-4473-3662-3

1-4473-3658-5

OCLC:

1041633597

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access