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In the Shadows of Denial: Navigating the Politics of Ignorance in Czechia's Approach to Gender-Based Violence
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SYSNO ASEP 0598661 Document Type A - Abstract R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV R&D Document Type Není vybrán druh dokumentu Title In the Shadows of Denial: Navigating the Politics of Ignorance in Czechia's Approach to Gender-Based Violence Author(s) Černohorská, Vanda (SOU-Z) SAI, ORCID, RID
Nyklová, Blanka (SOU-Z) ORCID, SAI, RIDAction European Conference on Politics and Gender Event date 08.07.2024 - 10.07.2024 VEvent location Ghent Country BE - Belgium Event type WRD Language eng - English Keywords gender based violence ; Istanbul Convention ; anti-gender campaigns OECD category Sociology R&D Projects EH22_008/0004595 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 Annotation In this paper, we are looking into ways in which the politics concerning the system of prevention and assistance to survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Czechia is affected by the actual, alleged and strategically used claims to ignorance (Tuana 2006). These different yet complementary forms of ignorance reinforce a system that frames GBV predominantly in a criminology sense, which contrasts with the conceptualisation of GBV as a threat to public health, as is often the case in other EU countries. Moreover, the current policy of ignorance is taking place against the backdrop of the ongoing anti-gender narratives, especially concerning campaigns against the ratification of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence. Paired with the reluctance to approach GBV's position within the nexus of broader gender inequalities, it allows for the system's lack of progress or change. To substantiate our claim, we offer an analysis based on two data sets focused on the effects of COVID-19 pandemic measures on the issue of domestic violence. The first one is an extensive explorative qualitative study conducted from April to December 2020 that used semi-structured interviews, interviews with clients of an assistance-providing organisation, and analyses of concrete cases from the period of the first pandemic lockdown in Czechia. The second data set comprises anti-pandemic policies aimed at GBV that were developed across the EU. The Czech government did not introduce any special measures to address domestic violence during any of the lockdowns or as part of any counter-pandemic measures. The issue of GBV thus remained separate from public health policy focus even under the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2025
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