In this Book
- Gender Violence in Russia: The Politics of Feminist Intervention
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Indiana University Press
Just a few years ago, most Russian citizens did not recognize the notion of domestic violence or acknowledge that such a problem existed. Today, after years of local and international pressure to combat violence against women, things have changed dramatically. Gender Violence in Russia examines why and how this shift occurred -- and why there has been no similar reform on other gender violence issues such as rape, sexual assault, or human trafficking. Drawing on more than a decade of research, Janet Elise Johnson analyzes media coverage and survey data to explain why some interventions succeed while others fail. She describes the local-global dynamics between a range of international actors, from feminist activists to national governments, and an equally diverse set of Russian organizations and institutions.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xviii
- List of Abbreviations
- p. xix
- Appendix 2. Notes on Measurement and Method
- pp. 167-170
- Works Cited
- pp. 201-216