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>