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Femicide and policies on femicide [PDF]
In this article, the authors examine the extent to which the Netherlands has a ‘femicide problem’ that requires specific policies. Based on an analysis of definitions of femicide, the phenomenon appears to lack a clear description.
Alberts, Anouk, Althoff, Martina
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The murder of women motivated by hatred of their gender, known as femicide, is a crucial issue that frequently occurs in society. The mass media play an important role in shaping the public’s perceptions regarding femicide and the institutions that deal ...
Flora Nerissa Arviana +2 more
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ABSTRACT In my experience, the end of a female friendship came to symbolically represent the erosion of female solidarity as (I thought) I knew it. In this paper, I first present an evocative autoethnographic narrative that foregrounds the emotional toll of losing solidarity with a close childhood friend.
Daniela Aliberti
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Professionals’ support role for survivors of femicide and relatives of victims
The ways in which care professionals’ support is provided to survivors of femicide, as well as to victims’ families (children, parents and siblings), may be crucial for their process of rehabilitation and integration into society, thereby increasing ...
Santiago Boira, Anita Nudelman
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An Exploration of Emergency Healthcare Provision When Intimate Partner Abuse Is Identified
ABSTRACT Aim This paper aims to synthesise the current, global evidence on addressing psychological concerns of women presenting with domestic and family violence within the ED and suggest avenues for future research. Design This discursive paper draws on clinical experience and research of the authors and critical synthesis of current literature on ...
Shannon Dhollande +4 more
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'She knew he would murder her’
The media play a central role in the social construction of intimate femicide, and therefore the news coverage of femicide can contribute to social awareness and the response policies of institutions which deal with this crime.
Revital Sela-Shayovitz
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Capitalism and Femicide: an Empirical Inquiry
ABSTRACT This study investigates the claim that capitalism (or neoliberal reforms) is associated with higher rates of femicide, which is often identified as an outcome of the capitalist exploitation of women in parts of the feminist literature. Employing a panel of 163 countries observed between 1990 and 2023, we find no significantly positive ...
Christian Bjørnskov, Martin Rode
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This paper examines male-centred norms and femicide from a feminist criminology perspective, conducting a case study of the German criminal law's response to intimate partner femicide.
David Linkerhägner
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Women’s Organisations’ Role in (Re)Constructing the Narratives in Femicide Cases: Şule Çet’s Case
In 2020, men in Turkey murdered 300 women, and 171 women were found suspiciously dead. The dominant narrative around suspicious death cases involves a faulty assumption that women are prone to committing suicide.
Demet Asli Caltekin
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Abstract This paper explores the commemorative practices of two feminist collectives engaging in anti‐feminicide collages in the cities of Paris and Montreuil. Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted between 2023 and 2025, it examines how these activist interventions, as temporary urban memorials, intersect memory‐work and care‐work in urban space ...
Morgane Rudaz
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