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Gender Violence in Portugal: Discourses, Knowledge and Practices

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  • Mariana Azambuja

    (Mariana Azambuja, Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre/Fundação de Assistência Social e Cidadania (PMPA-FASC), Avenida Ipiranga, 310 - Bairro Praia de Belas - CEP 90160-090 - Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. E-mail: mariruwer@ig.com.br)

  • Conceição Nogueira

    (Conceição Nogueira, Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto, Rua Alfredo Allen 4200-135 Porto, Portugal. E-mail: cnogueira@fpce.up.pt)

  • Sofia Neves

    (Sofia Neves, Departamento de Ciências Sociais e do Comportamento do Instituto Superior da Maia Av. Carlos Oliveira Campos - Castêlo da Maia 4475-690 - Avioso S. Pedro, Portugal. E-mail: asneves@docentes.ismai.pt)

  • João Manuel de Oliveira

Abstract

This article discusses the emergence of feminism in Portugal with special emphasis on the actions taken in confronting gender violence. Starting with the history of feminist movements and its implications for the development of the country, it maps public policies, legal measures and victim support institutions/services to better understand the phenomena of violence against women and to identify strategies, adopted in the last decades, to confront it. Presenting a synthesis of some Portuguese studies on women and violence, this article mirrors the increasing interest in the study of violence against women in the academic context and especially in the context of gender studies.

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  • Mariana Azambuja & Conceição Nogueira & Sofia Neves & João Manuel de Oliveira, 2013. "Gender Violence in Portugal: Discourses, Knowledge and Practices," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 20(1), pages 31-50, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:20:y:2013:i:1:p:31-50
    DOI: 10.1177/0971521512465935
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