Researching Gender Violence and Abuse

<p>Feminist research on gender, violence and abuse has been an area of academic study since the late 1970s, and has increased exponentially over this time on a global scale. Although situated in a predominantly qualitative tradition, research in the field has developed to include quantitative and mixed methodologies. This book offers a compendium of research methods on gender and violence, from the traditional to the innovative, and showcases best practice in feminist research and international case studies. <i>Researching Gender, Violence and Abuse </i>covers:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>The origins of feminist research,</li> <p> </p> <li>Ethical considerations relating to research on gender, violence and abuse,</li> <p> </p> <li>Working in partnership with organisations such as the police or the voluntary sector,</li> <p> </p> <li>A comprehensive range of research methods including interviews and focus groups, surveys, arts-based research and ethnography,</li> <p> </p> <li>The challenges and opportunities of working with existing data,</li> <p> </p> <li>The influence of activism on research and the translation of research into policy and practice.</li> </ul><p>This book is perfect reading for students taking courses on violence against women, domestic violence, gender and crime, as well as advanced students embarking on new research.</p> <p>1. Introduction, <strong>Part I: Feminist approaches to research.</strong> 2. The principles of feminist research, 3. Ethical considerations when researching gender, violence and abuse, 4. Multidisciplinary and partnership working, <strong>Part II: Research methods. </strong>5. Interviews and focus groups, 6. Conducting surveys, 7. Arts-based and creative methods, 8. Working with existing data, 9. Ethnography, <strong>Part III: Research praxis - Using feminist research.</strong> 10. Influencing and being influenced by activism, 11. Using research to influence policy and practice, 12. Afterword </p>