IPV – Struggle in the City

Carrying Home to Work

Posted on 09/04/202105/07/2021 by admin

By: Lindah Muturi, Allison Markowski and Lisa de Pagter

Two out of every five people in the Netherlands have experienced domestic violence in their lifetimes. One in four women have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within the last five years. While many cases of IPV take place at home, they have serious long-lasting psychological, emotional and physical effects on the victims. This simulation aims to increase understanding of some of the side effects IPV by placing participants in a job assessment center scenario … (read more)

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What is Intimate Partner Violence?

Posted on 01/11/202009/02/2021 by admin

Authors: Leila Alkahayat

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) describes abuse or aggression that occurs in a close relationship. In the Netherlands, this breach of fundamental rights occurs much more often than we might think … (read more)

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Who Is the Perpetrator of IPV?

Posted on 01/11/202001/12/2020 by admin

Author: Jennifer Pfister

Discussions around Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) often focus on the vulnerability of and consequences for victims of violence. However, in order to prevent IPV, it is equally important to understand why partners turn violent in the first place … (read more)

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Why Do Victims of IPV Stay in the Relationship?

Posted on 01/11/202020/11/2020 by admin

Author: Kaella Mouangue

There is no one reason why victims of IPV choose to stay with their partners. There is however, a much better way to ask … (read more)

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How has the Coronavirus influenced the Prevalence of IPV?

Posted on 23/02/202123/02/2021 by admin

Author: Rozemarijn Wortelboer

In the midst of the worldwide battle against the outbreak of COVID19 – otherwise called the coronavirus – we are facing yet another public health emergency: With families in lockdown everywhere, domestic abuse and intimate partner violence (IPV) have increased dramatically … (read more)

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What Are Possible Implications for the Reproductive Health of Female Victims of IPV?

Posted on 09/02/202109/02/2021 by admin

Author: Rozemarijn Wortelboer

Intimate Partner Violence is one of the leading causes of injury, disability, ill-health and death in many parts of the world. For female victims, it can take a toll on their reproductive and maternal health as well … (read more)

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How Does the Invisibility of Emotional Abuse Contribute to IPV?

Posted on 26/10/202002/12/2020 by admin

Author: Gemke Wijgergangs

News coverage of IPV often focuses on physical violence. The lack of attention for the emotional abuse, which is fundamental to IPV means victims might not be able to realise they are experiencing serious abuse … (read more)

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Do the Abused Become Abusers?

Posted on 26/10/202002/12/2020 by admin

Author: Niklas David Shelling

Common wisdom holds that victims of violence often turn into abusers themselves later in life. However, the evidence for this is not always clear … (read more)

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How has The Hague’s Implementation of the “Home Ban” aided Victims of IPV?

Posted on 28/01/202128/01/2021 by admin

Author: Lindah Muturi

The Hague’s “House Ban” policy makes it possible for victims of IPV to ban their abusers from their home, so that they have the chance to leave. Although this does not solve the problem of IPV, it gives victims more agency … (read more)

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Could Dutch Women be at a Larger Risk to Intimate Partner Violence Because of Their Part-Time Employment?

Posted on 26/10/202002/12/2020 by admin

Author: Jennifer Pfister

Financial dependency makes people more vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV). The high prevalence of part-time working among Dutch women might mean less of them are financially independent and therefore more vulnerable to IPV … (read more)