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Understanding and Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Switzerland

Federalism
Gender
Policy Analysis
Methods
Comparative Perspective
Policy Implementation
P100
Pauline Delage
Université de Lausanne
Marylène Lieber
University of Geneva
Local Panels

Building: Géopolis, Floor: 2, Room: 2207

Friday 16:15 - 18:00 CEST (09/06/2017)

Abstract

In the wake of the gradual recognition, since the 1970s, of violence against women (VAW) as a social problem, an important body of research has developed, focusing on the one hand on the social phenomenon of VAW itself (by attempting to measure its extent for example), and on the other, on the social problem, through studies of national and international public policies aimed at addressing it, and of the actors involved in treating it. In Switzerland, the category of "gender-based violence" has not (yet) been included in public policy at an institutional level. Yet, international public policies as well as social science research have both insisted on the heuristic and analytical value of studying the links between gender and interpersonal violence. The papers in this panel will thus provide an analysis into the ways in which the links between gender and violence are thought of and dealt with, by looking at studies, public policies and conflicts surrounding the definition of violence. The Swiss political context offers a uniquely interesting lens for grasping some of the issues and stakes in categorising and treating gender-based violence in public policies at a cantonal and federal level.

Title Details
Partner Violence Against Women – Institutional Progress and Gaps in Switzerland View Paper Details
The Multiple Uses of Gender. Definitions and Definitional Struggles around Domestic Violence in Switzerland View Paper Details
Domestic Violence against Pregnant Women: How a Social Problem was Born View Paper Details
Homophobia: The Absence of Legal Protection as Psychological Violence View Paper Details