https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/37960 2026-04-14T13:18:45Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/38022 Title: Femicide definitions Authors: Grzyb, Magdalena; Naudi, Marceline; Marcuello-Servos, Chaime Abstract: Words constrain our perceptions and experiences. Our language builds our thoughts and is a powerful tool to describe the world. The words used in language represent an ambivalent tool that we can use to express our own perceptions, emotions and thoughts, and at the same time, they determine our experiences and social imaginary (cf. Castoriadis, 1975), using a previously established corpus of meanings and order. We can, however, do things and transform the world using language as a tool. Defining a social problem in a certain way leads to a specific possible solution, which is dependent on the way the problem is defined. Furthermore, we have to acknowledge that the perspective of those that pose the problem (such as individuals, groups, communities and so on) is affected by their view of the social system within which they perceive the problem (Foerster, 2003). 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/38021 Title: Research and prevention of femicide across Europe Authors: Weil, Shalva Abstract: Femicide is the intentional killing of women and girls because of their gender. Femicides are usually perpetrated by intimate partners (for example, husbands or boyfriends) or family members (for example, fathers, brothers or cousins), who are usually familiar males; on rare occasions the perpetrators can be women, either lesbian partners or kin. A global study of homicides carried out by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in 2012 showed that 79% of all homicide victims were male. The global average male homicide rate was, at 9.7 per 100,000, almost four times the global average female rate. However, the majority of homicides in the domestic field were femicides (which the authors called ‘female intentional homicides’) perpetrated by intimate partners or family members. Of 93,000 global femicides reported in 2012, 43,600 women – that is, nearly 50% – were killed by intimate partners or family members, as opposed to only 6% among male homicides (UNODC, 2014: 53). Description: Includes Contents, Acknowledgements, Notes on editors, Figures and tables. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/38020 Title: Understanding and preventing femicide using a cultural and ecological approach Authors: Kouta, Christiana; Boira, Santiago; Nudelman, Anita; Gill, Aisha K. Abstract: Femicide – the killing of a woman or girl, in particular by a man (often an intimate partner), on account of her gender – is not only a complex phenomenon but also a leading cause of premature death among women globally (Corradi et al, 2016; Vives-Cases et al, 2016). To effectively manage or prevent cases of femicide – and other forms of violence against women – it is therefore necessary to comprehend the sociocultural and ecological parameters that may influence it (Vives-Cases et al, 2016). While viewing femicide from a cultural perspective increases its complexity, it is nevertheless essential to consider not only how Western and non-Western cultures influence myriad individual, organizational, communal and societal attitudes regarding male violence against women, but also how these attitudes can in turn determine public policies and the state’s actions in relation to such violence (Flood and Pease, 2009; Gill et al, 2016; Vives-Cases et al, 2016). In taking such a cultural and ecological perspective, this chapter seeks to explore and understand femicide in European countries. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/38019 Title: Data collection : challenges and opportunities Authors: Schrottle, Monika; Meshkova, Ksenia Abstract: This chapter documents the main result of the work of Working Group 2 on data collection and reporting. The central aims of the group were: (1) to identify differences and similarities in data collection on femicide at national and international levels across Europe, and (2) to develop recommendations for European countries and organizations on how to improve their femicide data collection. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z