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Trade Review
"This is an essential companion for researchers on domestic and sexual violence. Whether their data comprises voices, numbers, images, or something else, new and established researchers alike will find invaluable guidance on effective ways to generate new knowledge and use this to make a difference."
Dr Michael Flood, author of Engaging Men and Boys in Violence Prevention
"This timely and authoritative book is an immensely readable account of the philosophies, principles and practices of feminist-informed methodologies used in researching gender-based violence. It engages with critical questions of theory, politics and ethics and through its use of case studies and the provision of excellent examples of the application of feminist research will no doubt excite and inspire both new and experienced researchers."
Michele Burman, Professor of Criminology, University of Glasgow
Table of Contents
1. Introduction, Part I: Feminist approaches to research. 2. The principles of feminist research, 3. Ethical considerations when researching gender, violence and abuse, 4. Multidisciplinary and partnership working, Part II: Research methods. 5. Interviews and focus groups, 6. Conducting surveys, 7. Arts-based and creative methods, 8. Working with existing data, 9. Ethnography, Part III: Research praxis - Using feminist research. 10. Influencing and being influenced by activism, 11. Using research to influence policy and practice, 12. Afterword
