Activism Against Domestic Violence in the People’s Republic of China

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This article is concerned with nongovernmental or popular activism against domestic violence in the People's Republic of China. The article focuses on how three factors—first, the political context; second, 10 years of activist experience; and finally, international exchange—have influenced and formed activism from the early 1990s to the present. The article addresses the following questions: (a) How and why did activism against domestic violence emerge as an issue addressed by new forms of organizing? (b) How has international interaction influenced and inspired understandings of and action against violence against women? (c) What forms of domestic and international constraints and support have activists encountered?
Original languageEnglish
JournalViolence Against Women
Volume9
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)630-655
Number of pages26
ISSN1077-8012
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

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