From aspirational laws to the implementation of legislation against gender-based violence
Bottom-up pressure in Peru and Argentina
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6423641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stéphanie Rousseau (0000-0002-1937-5342, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú), Debora Lopreite (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Eduardo Dargent Bocanegra (0000-0002-1844-246X, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Politics and Gender (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2515-1088 • E-ISSN: 2515-1096 |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1332/25151088y2025d000000080 |
| OpenAlex | W4408479158 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
Gender-based violence is a rampant problem in Latin American countries. Historically, state policy to prevent and sanction it has developed slowly, usually having limited impact because of a lack of resources and political will. While the process of policy adoption involved feminist organizations and international norms diffusion, little is known about when and why policy to address gender-based violence can become a political priority. Based on a comparative case study of Peru and Argentina, we show that sustained mass mobilization was the key variable marking a turning point in both countries in state capacity building in that domain. The latter was importantly enhanced as a consequence of the Ni Una Menos protests. Through process-tracing analysis, we show that there was a substantial increase in state resources and personnel, as well as institutional innovation. This transformation occurred in response to the unprecedented mass mobilization of various sectors of society
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |