Norms and Violence Against Women in Ethiopia

Overview & Synopsis

This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share via Elgaronline, thanks to generous funding support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. This book examines the complex subject of violence against women (VAW), moving beyond ways of thinking that privilege Western positions and subordinate local perspectives. Chapters analyse the profound clashes between different perspectives on VAW, demonstrating how actors engage with such norms in diverse places from Ethiopian villages, to government offices in Addis Ababa, to meeting rooms in the UN headquarters in New York.