The transitional space of public inquiries: The case of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

This paper argues that the uncertain public status of victim narratives of sexual abuse has inhibited the information sharing and dialogue necessary for policy reform and transformative change. Through an integration of public sphere theory and relational psychoanalysis, the paper identifies the nee...

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Main Author: Salter, Michael 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
Year: 2020, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-230
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