The State and Violence Against Women in Peru: Intersecting Inequalities and Patriarchal Rule

TY - JOUR

T1 - The State and Violence Against Women in Peru

T2 - Intersecting Inequalities and Patriarchal Rule

AU - Boesten, Jelke

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - This article builds on long-term research looking at violence against women in both war and peace, and recently gathered data regarding persistent failure to use policy as a tool to reduce such violence in Peru. The research shows that impunity and tolerance for violence against women persists despite a state that has actively intervened to eradicate such violence for some twenty years. Including the state as perpetrator of violence in the analysis of impunity helps understand the failure of policy and legislation. Moreover, the notion of patriarchy allows us to look at a historically shaped male-centered and sexist organization of state and society, and helps understand the ambiguities in contemporary policy and legislation.

AB - This article builds on long-term research looking at violence against women in both war and peace, and recently gathered data regarding persistent failure to use policy as a tool to reduce such violence in Peru. The research shows that impunity and tolerance for violence against women persists despite a state that has actively intervened to eradicate such violence for some twenty years. Including the state as perpetrator of violence in the analysis of impunity helps understand the failure of policy and legislation. Moreover, the notion of patriarchy allows us to look at a historically shaped male-centered and sexist organization of state and society, and helps understand the ambiguities in contemporary policy and legislation.

KW - violence against women; Peru; Socialpolicy

U2 - 10.1093/sp/jxs011

DO - 10.1093/sp/jxs011

M3 - Article

VL - 19

SP - 361

EP - 382

JO - Social Politics

JF - Social Politics

IS - 3

ER -