Routledge Explorations in Development Studies

1: Explorations of Gender-Based Violence in the Global South: Introduction I. Constructions of Masculinity and the Perpetration of Gender-Based Violence 2: Stories of Masculinity and Violence of Male Homicide Perpetrators in Argentina 3: Constructing South African Juvenile Sexual Offenders: An Analysis of How Juvenile Sexual Offences are Shaped by Sexual Violence and Childhood Discourses II. Artistic Interpretations of Gender-Based Violence Victimisation and Perpetration 4: The Don as Pawn: Violence and Womenâs Patriarchal Bargain in King of Boys 5: âWritten Warningsâ: Literary Representations of Caribbean Female Experiences with Gender-Based Violence in Anglophone Caribbean Female-Authored Poetry III. State Responses to Womenâs Resistance and Mobilisation against Gender-Based Violence 6: Between Shutdown and Lockdownâ"Defeating Gender-Based Violence: Lessons from South Africa 7: Resistance to Political Violence Against Women in Turkey: The Istanbul Convention Saves Lives IV. Legal and Policy Mechanisms to Address Gender-Based Violence and Ensure Access to Justice 8: Protection and Access to Justice of Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Mexico: An Institutional Critique 9: Brazilian Responses to Gender-Based Violence in a Global Perspective: Designing Intersectional Policies to Protect and Empower Women and Girls 10: Intimate Partner Violence and Its Effects on Womenâs Health in Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname: The Mitigating Role of Educational Attainment and Socioeconomic Status V. Engaging Cultural and Religious Values for Meaningful Social Transformations and Institutional Frameworks to Address GBV 11: From Act to Action: Engaging with Culture and Faith to End Domestic Violence in the Pacific 12: Gender and Enforcement: The Worldviews of VAWC Desk officers as Frontline Service Providers in the Anti-Violence Against Women Campaign in the Philippines 13: Conclusion: GBV in the Global South: Triggers, Prevalence, Societal Impacts and Future Direction