Debating Appropriate Approaches to Violence in Lihir
The Challenges of Addressing Gender Violence in Papua New Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2174944 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan R Hemer (0000-0002-3056-8428, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 138-153 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canberra Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0314-9099 • E-ISSN: 1740-9314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14442213.2017.1420097 |
| OpenAlex | W2789726151 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 27 |
Recent years have seen a proliferation of initiatives aimed at addressing gender violence both at the national and local levels in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Numerous studies in PNG have noted high levels of violence. This paper takes a range of initiatives in the Lihir Islands, New Ireland Province (NIP), as a case study to discuss the challenges of speaking about, creating policy and attempting to manage gender violence. In Lihir there have been marches against violence, business initiatives to combat violence, outreach programs to villages and training programs for individuals and groups. These changes occur locally within the national context of the establishment of the Family Protection Act in 2013 and the Family Violence and Sexual Action Committee in 2000. Despite the seeming groundswell against gender violence in Lihir, the plans and programs are often met with debate about the terms used, the value of programs or events and their appropriateness. Initiatives are critiqued as externally imposed, colonial or inappropriate for the local context which has implications for programs at both local and national levels
Colonialism · Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Domestic violence · Economic growth · Ethnology · Geography · New guinea · Outreach · Poison control · Political science · Public relations · Sexual violence · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,88 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |