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Violence Against Women in Politics.

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This book provides the first comprehensive account of violence against women in politics. Tracing its emergence as a concept, Mona Lena Krook draws on research in multiple disciplines to theorize that this phenomenon is not simply a gendered extension of existing definitions of political violence pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krook, Mona Lena
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2020.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > Cross-cultural studies.
Women > Violence against > Cross-cultural studies.
Sexism in political culture > Cross-cultural studies.
Femmes > Activité politique > Études transculturelles.
Femmes > Violence envers > Études transculturelles.
Sexisme dans la culture politique > Études transculturelles.
Sexism in political culture
Women > Political activity
Women > Violence against
Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Comparative Politics.
Women in Politics.
Gender Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I: An Emerging Concept
  • 2. A Global Genealogy
  • 3. Parallel and Related Trends
  • 4. An Expanded Vision
  • 5. International Recognition
  • 6. A "New" Phenomenon?
  • 7. Debates and Controversies
  • Part II: A Theoretical Framework
  • 8. Politics as a Hostile Space
  • 9. A Distinct Phenomenon
  • 10. A Bias Event Approach
  • 11. A Continuum of Violence
  • Part III: A Typology of Violence
  • 12. Physical Violence
  • 13. Psychological Violence
  • 14. Sexual Violence
  • 15. Economic Violence
  • 16. Semiotic Violence
  • Part IV: A Call to Action
  • 17. Cross-Cutting Solutions
  • 18. Data Collection and Documentation Challenges
  • 19. Political and Social Implications
  • 20. Concluding Thoughts
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.