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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Autor principal: Mannell, Jenevieve (Autor)
Otros Autores: Grewal, Gulraj ; Ahmad, Lida ; Ahmad, Ayesha
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2021
En: Violence against women
Año: 2021, Volumen: 27, Número: 11, Páginas: 1862-1878
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Palabras clave:
armed conflict
Patriarchy
Lived experience
Domestic Violence
Afghanistan
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Sumario: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