November 2018 Academic & Specialist Bristol University Press

The Sexual Politics of Gendered Violence and Women's Citizenship Suzanne Franzway, Nicole Moulding, Sarah Wendt, Carole Zufferey, Donna Chung

The Sexual Politics of Gendered Violence and Women's Citizenship
Suzanne Franzway, Nicole Moulding, Sarah Wendt, Carole Zufferey, Donna Chung


Hardback | Nov 2018 | Policy Press | 9781447337782 | 256pp | 234x156mm | RFB | AUD$99.00, NZD$119.99

The challenge of violence against women should be recognised as an issue for the state, citizenship and the whole community. This book examines how responses by the state sanction violence against women and shape a woman's citizenship long after she has escaped from a violent partner.

Drawing from a long-term study of women's lives in Australia, including before and after a relationship with a violent partner, it investigates the effects of intimate partner violence on aspects of everyday life including housing, employment, mental health and social participation.

The book contributes to theoretical explanations of violence against women by reframing it through the lens of sexual politics. Finally it offers critical insights for the development of social policy and practice.