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1. Economic Empowerment: Protection or Risk? : - A quantitative study on economic empowerment and intimate partner violence
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Violence against women is an issue faced by women all over the world. Violence conducted by a partner or husband is the most common form of violence that women are targeted by. Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation as well as a major global health issue. READ MORE
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2. Her decision was not about leaving, but about living : A discourse analysis of the Swedish research field on women leaving abusive men
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för temaAbstract : This thesis identifies discourses of women leaving abusive male partners by examining the works on the matter by famous IPVAW researchers Viveka Enander, Carin Holmberg, and Margareta Hydén. Using discourse analysis, and thus a social constructivist approach, I have studied how the researchers explain women’s leaving processes and the resistance associated with those by drawing on the theories of Normalization of Violence and Neutralization of Violence respectively. READ MORE