What Are the Gendered Differences in University Students’ Perceptions of Nighttime Safety in Lincoln?
By Millie Bambridge, University of Lincoln. Perceptions of safety at night remains a contested social issue, particularly when examined through a gendered lens. This dissertation explores gendered differences in University of Lincoln students’ perceptions of safety at night, focusing on how these can be shaped and improved. An interpretivist approach was used and qualitative data was collected through focus groups. The findings demonstrate that perceptions of nighttime safety
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Silence by Institutions: A Comparative Study of Femicide and State Responses in England and Wales and Italy
By Federica Aurora Salanitri, London Metropolitan University. Femicide represents one of the most severe forms of gendered violence. It exposes the limits of state protection, despite extensive legal frameworks addressing domestic abuse and lethal violence in both Italy and England and Wales. This dissertation adopts a qualitative, documentary-based comparative methodology to examine how legal definitions, institutional structures and professional cultures shape the state’s
Aug 6
Gendered Hierarchies of Violence: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Female-Perpetrated Domestic Abuse in UK Newspapers
By Mia Hatch, University of Surrey. This dissertation investigates the construction of gendered narratives in UK newspaper coverage of female-perpetrated domestic abuse (DA). Even though existing research and campaigning has extensively explored DA, there remains to be an insufficient focus on the portrayal of female perpetrators and male victims in news media. This raises important questions around how evolving dynamics of DA is going to be understood, if reporting still op
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