Online feminist practice, participatory activism and public policies against gender-based violence in Spain

Bibliographic Data

ID4366998
AuthorsSonia Núñez Puente (0000-0002-2100-3230, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, corresponding author), Diana Fernández Romero (0000-0003-2692-4474, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos), Santiago Vazquez (0000-0002-2707-1031, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Susana Vázquez Cupeiro (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Year2017
Volume18
Issue3
Pages299-321
Publication date2017-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFeminist Theory (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1464-7001 • E-ISSN: 1741-2773
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1464700117721881
OpenAlexW2788563562
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited16

This article presents and reflects upon the results of a survey involving a sample of women who have experienced gender-based violence and who have turned to an institutional centre to tackle their situation. In aiming to move beyond a descriptive treatment, we consider the plurality of user types and their remote use patterns in relation to the resources offered by virtual feminist communities designed to promote increased sociopolitical mobilisation in the fight against violence against women. We will observe the progressive emergence of protest actions organised by Spanish virtual feminist communities, which make use of new technologies to contribute productively to the debate and to political action in innovative organisations and formats. The article discusses how feminist virtual communities are using digital spaces for their work combatting violence against women, and whether this work is apparent to those who experience this violence. Finally, we tackle the implications of this work for online feminist activism in terms of a more interactive and social constructivist model of activism, as well as considering its relationship to institutional-legal discourse and public policies that require women to recognise themselves as victims

Citizen journalism · Domestic violence · Feminism · Participatory action research · Poison control · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · Gender Studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Political Dynamics in Latin America · Social Media and Politics · Social Sciences and Policies

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