Gender based violence in university communities : : policy, prevention and educational initiatives / / edited by Sundari Anthia and Ruth Lewis.

• Superior document: Policy Press scholarship online
• TeilnehmendeR: Anthia, Sundari,; Lewis, Ruth,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ; Chicago, IL : : Policy Press,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Policy Press scholarship online.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 246 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Apr 2022).

This book provides the first in-depth overview of research and practice in gender based violence in universities. It sets out the international context of ideologies, politics and institutional structures that underlie responses to gender based violence in Britain and further afield in Europe, in the US, and in Australia, and considers the implications of implementing related policy and practice.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: some reflections in these promising and challenging times -- The problem -- A continuum of acceptability: understanding young people's views on gender based violence -- 'Lad culture' and sexual violence against students1 -- Histories and politics of educational interventions against gender based violence in international contexts -- Sexual violence on US college campuses: history and challenges -- Grounds for concern: an Australian perspective on responses to sexual assault and harassment in university settings -- Preventing gender based violence in UK universities: the policy context -- Challenges and interventions in the UK -- Student feminist activism to challenge gender based violence -- Using the law to challenge gender based violence in university communities -- The Intervention Initiative: theoretical underpinnings, development and implementation -- Understanding student responses to gender based violence on campus: negotiation, reinscription and resistance -- Tackling gender based violence in university communities: a practitioner perspective -- Conclusion: setting the agenda for challenging gender based violence in universities -- Index