Is Anyone Listening?: Accountability and Women Survivors of Domestic Violence

Synopsis

Domestic violence is in the public eye as never before, but how often are abused women consulted or involved in the new services and policies? This book investigates, and reveals that the voices of survivors of domestic violence are often simply not heard; silenced, the women themselves become invisible. Is Anyone Listening? draws on the experiences of other service user movements to provide a strong conceptual framework for thinking about abused women's participation in policy and service development. It discusses empowerment issues and the women's movement against gender violence, exploring how far refuge organisations and other women's movement services have influenced statutory services and vice versa. It includes many practical ideas for involving women in the improvement of both policy and practice and gives examples of inspiring and innovatory projects.Based on a study carried out as part of the Economic and Social Research Council's Violence Research Programme, Is Anyone Listening? offers a unique analysis of the sensitive and complex issues involved in developing service user participation within the domestic violence field. The insights it provides will enable policy-makers, activists, students, practitioners and women who have experienced domestic violence to move forward together.

Copyright:

2003

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781134512157

Related ISBNs:

9780203380505, 9780415259453, 9780415259453, 9780415259460, 9780415259460

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/21/20

Copyrighted By:

Gill Hague, Audrey Mullender and Rosemary Aris

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Medicine, Politics and Government

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Bookshare Staff

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