Family-tree mapping and gender-based violence (GBV) in Niue : research method and intervention Erin Thomas, Charlene Tukiuha, Yvonne Underhill-Sem and Jama'l Talagi
By: Thomas, Erin
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Contributor(s): Tukiuha, Charlene | Underhill-Sem, Yvonne | Talagi, Jama'l.
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ArticleSeries: Pacific Health Dialog.Publisher: Pacific Health Dialog, 2021Subject(s): DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | PACIFIC PEOPLES | NARRATIVE TECHNIQUES | NIUEAN PEOPLE | RESEARCH METHODS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | INTERNATIONAL | NIUE | PACIFICOnline resources: DOI: 10.26635/phd.2021.105 (Open access) | Read more about this project on the ICAAD website
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Pacific Health Dialog, 2021, 21(7): 380-389Summary: Introduction: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a product and manifestation of gender relations that inflicts harm disproportionately on those who identify as women and girls. In the Pacific island country of Niue, there is a lack of research and attention on the issue. The aim of this research is to examine how to work with the family space in Niue to achieve the goal of eliminating violence in social relations in Niue and promoting healthy relationships.
Methods: The research involved 14 family-tree mapping interviews using blended narrative-talanoa methods. Guided by a genealogical approach, this family-tree mapping approach was piloted as a tool for in-depth exploration of how the family space functions around GBV.
Findings: This framework presents a new way of engaging with the issue of GBV in terms of research and intervention through family-tree mapping in a way that illuminates the dynamics around disclosure, accountability, education, and talanoa/ gossip, but also protects the privacy of participants.
Conclusion: By making space within families through family-tree mapping to discuss GBV, local advocates can better understand the complexity and intimacy of family dynamics, uphold the imperatives for privacy, and guide communities towards prevention and accountability. (Authors' abstract). Follow the link to the ICAAD website to read and hear more about this project, and for links to related publications. #7918
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Pacific Health Dialog, 2021, 21(7): 380-389
Introduction: Gender-based violence (GBV) is a product and manifestation of gender relations that inflicts harm disproportionately on those who identify as women and girls. In the Pacific island country of Niue, there is a lack of research and attention on the issue. The aim of this research is to examine how to work with the family space in Niue to achieve the goal of eliminating violence in social relations in Niue and promoting healthy relationships.
Methods: The research involved 14 family-tree mapping interviews using blended narrative-talanoa methods. Guided by a genealogical approach, this family-tree mapping approach was piloted as a tool for in-depth exploration of how the family space functions around GBV.
Findings: This framework presents a new way of engaging with the issue of GBV in terms of research and intervention through family-tree mapping in a way that illuminates the dynamics around disclosure, accountability, education, and talanoa/ gossip, but also protects the privacy of participants.
Conclusion: By making space within families through family-tree mapping to discuss GBV, local advocates can better understand the complexity and intimacy of family dynamics, uphold the imperatives for privacy, and guide communities towards prevention and accountability. (Authors' abstract). Follow the link to the ICAAD website to read and hear more about this project, and for links to related publications. #7918
