Full Description
Domestic violence has emerged as a significant public policy issue of transnational character and mobilization in the postcommunist era in Europe and Eurasia, as global forces have interacted with the agendas of governments, local and international women's groups, and human rights activists. The result of extensive collaboration among scholars and activist-practitioners—many from postcommunist countries—this volume examines the development of state policies, changes in public perceptions, and the interaction of national and international politics.
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction: The Politics of Domestic Violence in Postcommunist Europe and Eurasia / Katalin Fábián
Part 1. The Development of Domestic Violence Policy in Postcommunist States
2. Transnational Advocacy Campaigns and Domestic Violence Prevention in Ukraine / Alexandra Hrycak
3. Global Feminism, Foreign Funding, and Russian Writing about Domestic Violence / Janet Elise Johnson and Gulnara Zaynullina
4. Balancing Acts: Women's NGOs Combating Domestic Violence in Kazakhstan / Edward Snajdr
5. From Soviet Liberation to Post-Soviet Segregation: Women and Violence in Tajikistan / Muborak Sharipova and Katalin Fábián
6. The Politics of Awareness: Making Domestic Violence Visible in Poland / Thomas Chivens
7. Domestic Violence against Women: When Practice Creates Legislation in Slovenia / Sonja Robnik
Part 2. International Organizations and Domestic Violence Policy in Postcommunist States
8. Reframing Domestic Violence: Global Networks and Local Activism in Postcommunist Central and Eastern Europe / Katalin Fábián
9. The New WAVE: How Transnational Feminist Networks Promote Domestic Violence Reform in Postcommunist Europe / Laura Brunell and Janet Elise Johnson
10. The European Union, Transnational Advocacy, and Violence Against Women in Postcommunist States / Celeste Montoya
11. The Promise and Perils of International Treaties / Olga Avdeyeva
Appendix
Contributors
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