What Is to Be Done About Violence Against Women?: Gendered Violence(s) in the Twenty-first Century

This book explores the policies and practices aimed at addressing violence against women in the domestic sphere over the past 40 years, considering the role of social policy, law, and ideology. It examines the effectiveness of these responses and challenges assumptions about the criminal law's utility in combating domestic abuse and family violence. Published in the 40th anniversary of Elizabeth Wilson's work, it is a valuable resource for scholars and practitioners in feminist criminology, gender and crime, family and domestic violence, and violence against women.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 180 pages
Publication date: 16 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the complex issues and potential solutions related to policies and practices aimed at addressing violence against women in the domestic sphere over the past four decades. In 2018, the United Nations declared the home the most perilous environment for women worldwide, and in early April 2020, the United Nations Population Fund projected that government-enforced lockdowns in response to the coronavirus would lead to an additional 15 million cases of domestic violence globally every three months. This book poses a fundamental yet crucial question: how can governments effectively safeguard the safety of women in the twenty-first century?

Drawing inspiration from Elizabeth Wilson's 1983 book and her three-level framework, which examines the role of social policy, the law, and ideology, Fitz-Gibbon and Walklate, with their extensive knowledge in femicide, domestic abuse, and family violence, explore the significance of global and local policy and practice responses to such violence(s). They raise timely inquiries about the continued relevance of relying on the criminal law for twenty-first-century policy. This book adopts a comparative approach, recognizes the importance of geographical and social context, and strives to understand the historical processes that shape policy responses. It takes a thorough and critical examination of what has been achieved and what has fallen short in combating domestic abuse and family violence, challenging prevailing assumptions and norms in responding to these forms of violence.

Published in the 40th anniversary of Elizabeth Wilson's groundbreaking contribution, this book is poised to become a seminal work in its own right violence. It is an essential reading for scholars and practitioners engaged in feminist criminology, gender and crime, family and domestic violence, and violence against women.

Dimension: 198 x 129 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032162577