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2024 (English)In: Violence against Women, ISSN 1077-8012, E-ISSN 1552-8448Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]
Increased concern was raised globally at the outbreak of COVID-19 that victims of domestic violence would be even more at risk when isolated with a violent partner and out of reach of support due to restrictions. Swedish staff in violence against women services prepared for increased calls for help. Instead, a worrying silence arose in a time and place of high uncertainty. This article analyzes the narratology of risk, when staff members in violence against women services, reflect upon their accounts, responses, and experiences, during the pandemic. The analysis is based on three themes, accounting for expected increased influx, making sense of silence and accounting for mobilization. The findings are discussed by applying the relational theory of risk.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2024
Keywords
domestic violence, COVID-19, social welfare, women's shelter, relational theory of risk
National Category
Social Work
Research subject
Social Sciences, Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-132033 (URN)10.1177/10778012241270267 (DOI)001286503300001 ()39109964 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85200661742 (Scopus ID)
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