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Between International Policy and Local Practice: Nepali Service Providers’ Constructions of Domestic Violence in Context

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The conceptualization of social problems is an important site for examining the extent to which the knowledge and priorities of local practitioners are reflected in international policy. This study employed critical discourse analysis to examine the constructions of domestic violence (DV) used by service providers in Pokhara, Nepal, as compared with two major international women's human rights policy documents. Both constructed DV as a human rights issue that should be contextualized within patriarchal and intersecting oppressions. Service providers additionally emphasized the denial of rights and entitlements of family life as DV. This finding underscores the long-term risks that survivors navigate and suggests that international human rights policymakers should broaden conceptualizations of DV.

Source: Violence Against Women

DOI: 10.1177/10778012241289427

Authors: Claire Willey-Sthapit, Taryn Lindhorst, Maya Magarati, Gita Neupane

Institutions: University of Kansas, University of Washington, University of Idaho

Language: English

Topic: Intimate Partner and Family Violence

Subfield: Health

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: U.S. Department of Education