Between International Policy and Local Practice: Nepali Service Providers’ Constructions of Domestic Violence in Context

The conceptualization of social problems is an important site for examining the extent to which the knowledge and priorities of local practitioners are reflected in international policy. This study employed critical discourse analysis to examine the constructions of domestic violence (DV) used by se...

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Authors: Willey-Sthapit, Claire (Author) ; Lindhorst, Taryn (Author) ; Magarati, Maya (Author) ; Neupane, Gita (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 15/16, Pages: 3862-3885
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
gender-based violence
Human Rights
International Policy
Discourse
Nepal
Domestic Violence
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Summary:The conceptualization of social problems is an important site for examining the extent to which the knowledge and priorities of local practitioners are reflected in international policy. This study employed critical discourse analysis to examine the constructions of domestic violence (DV) used by service providers in Pokhara, Nepal, as compared with two major international women's human rights policy documents. Both constructed DV as a human rights issue that should be contextualized within patriarchal and intersecting oppressions. Service providers additionally emphasized the denial of rights and entitlements of family life as DV. This finding underscores the long-term risks that survivors navigate and suggests that international human rights policymakers should broaden conceptualizations of DV.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241289427