Defining and identifying femicide : a literature review European Institute for Gender Equality
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BookPublisher: European Institute for Gender Equality, 2021Description: electronic document (59 pages) ; PDF file: 954 KB.ISBN: 978-92-9482-926-9.Subject(s): DATA COLLECTION | FEMICIDE | HOMICIDE | INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | LITERATURE REVIEWS | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | INTERNATIONAL | EUROPE | UNITED KINGDOMOnline resources: Download report, PDF | Access the website Summary: This literature review contributes to a comparative analysis of definitions of, types of, indicators of and data collection systems on femicide in the EU Member States and the United Kingdom, and at international level. It is based on a comprehensive and in-depth search for studies published
in respected peer-reviewed journals and in books. The aim is to give an overview of the existing multidisciplinary literature on variables and factors used to identify femicide and gender-
related motives of female homicides. It provides a structured outline of the state of play on defining and creating typologies of femicide.
The literature review relies on a broad definition of femicide as ‘structural violence’, while acknowledging that femicide is an individual act with a specific motivation. It also reviews
methodologies of gathering data on femicide, together with current challenges, and identifies adequate variables to identify femicide and gender-related motives of homicide. (From the Introduction). Record #8208
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This literature review contributes to a comparative analysis of definitions of, types of, indicators of and data collection systems on femicide in the EU Member States and the United Kingdom, and at international level. It is based on a comprehensive and in-depth search for studies published
in respected peer-reviewed journals and in books. The aim is to give an overview of the existing multidisciplinary literature on variables and factors used to identify femicide and gender-
related motives of female homicides. It provides a structured outline of the state of play on defining and creating typologies of femicide.
The literature review relies on a broad definition of femicide as ‘structural violence’, while acknowledging that femicide is an individual act with a specific motivation. It also reviews
methodologies of gathering data on femicide, together with current challenges, and identifies adequate variables to identify femicide and gender-related motives of homicide. (From the Introduction). Record #8208
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