Between International Policy and Local Practice: Nepali Service Providers’ Constructions of Domestic Violence in Context
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This study used critical discourse analysis method to looke at how domestic violence (DV) is described by service providers in Pokhara, Nepal, compared to two major international women’s rights policies. Both saw DV as a human rights issue linked to patriarchy and other forms of oppression, but local providers also focused on how DV denies family rights and entitlements. These findings suggest that global policies should broaden their view of DV to include these long-term risks faced by survivors.
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Externalhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241289427
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Violence Prevention
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