A Qualitative Study of Women’s Lived Experiences of Conflict and Domestic Violence in Afghanistan

This article empirically explores women’s lived experiences of domestic violence and conflict in Afghanistan. A thematic analysis of 20 semistructured interviews with women living in safe houses produced three main themes about the relationship between conflict and domestic violence: (a) violence fr...

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VerfasserInnen: Mannell, Jenevieve (Verfasst von) ; Grewal, Gulraj (Verfasst von) ; Ahmad, Lida (Verfasst von) ; Ahmad, Ayesha (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Violence against women
Jahr: 2021, Band: 27, Heft: 11, Seiten: 1862-1878
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armed conflict
Patriarchy
Lived experience
Domestic Violence
Afghanistan
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Zusammenfassung:This article empirically explores women’s lived experiences of domestic violence and conflict in Afghanistan. A thematic analysis of 20 semistructured interviews with women living in safe houses produced three main themes about the relationship between conflict and domestic violence: (a) violence from loss of patriarchal support, (b) violence from the drug trade as an economic driver, and (c) violence from conflict-related poverty. We discuss the bidirectional nature of this relationship: Not only does conflict contribute to domestic violence, but domestic violence contributes to conflict through justifying armed intervention, separating women from economic and public life, and perpetuating patriarchy.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801220935191