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Blood Ties: Intimate Violence in Shinzô Abe’s Japan

Chelsea Szendi Schieder
World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (3): 28–35.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4280124
Published: 01 September 2017
... sat down with Kondo this summer, she pulled out page after page of graphed data illustrating the scope of the violence. According to ShelterNet’s current estimates, based on government surveys, one in four women has experienced intimate violence. This rate is similar to other nations designated “high...
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Map Room: Industry and Violence against Indigenous Women

World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (4): 44–45.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4373674
Published: 01 December 2017
... MAP ROOM INDUSTRY AND VIOLENCE AGAINST INDIGENOUS WOMEN Oil and gas extraction, mining, logging, and hydroelectric development draw large numbers of men to Indigenous lands, o en leaving women vulnerable to violence. World Policy Journal looked at six cases around the globe where industry...
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A History of Violence: The breakdown of Venezuela’s social order

Adriana Loureiro Fernández
World Policy Journal (2018) 35 (2): 94–105.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-7085799
Published: 01 June 2018
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Lack of income and food security overlaid with rampant violence and corruption contribute to malnutrition in the province, which is thought to be the highest in the Philippines and one of the highest in Asia.

Lack of income and food security overlaid with rampant violence and corrupt...

in Hunger: The Price of Rebellion > World Policy Journal
Published: 01 March 2013
Lack of income and food security overlaid with rampant violence and corruption contribute to malnutrition in the province, which is thought to be the highest in the Philippines and one of the highest in Asia. More
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Map Room: Violence against Women

Jill Filipovic
World Policy Journal (2014) 31 (1): 24–27.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0740277514529713
Published: 01 March 2014
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When Violence Is an End in Itself

Barbara Crossette
World Policy Journal (2007) 24 (1): 57–58.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/wopj.2007.24.1.57
Published: 01 March 2007
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Violence and Elections: Will Kenya Collapse?

Jacqueline Klopp, Prisca Kamungi
World Policy Journal (2007) 24 (4): 11–18.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/wopj.2008.24.4.11
Published: 01 December 2007
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The Shifting Face of Violence

Theodor H. Winkler
World Policy Journal (2008) 25 (3): 29–36.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/wopj.2008.25.3.29
Published: 01 September 2008
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“We Want to Stay Alive”: Ending Feminicide in Juárez, Mexico

Alice Driver
World Policy Journal (2016) 33 (4): 39–46.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-3812949
Published: 01 December 2016
... the state accountable for the ongoing violence against women and girls. Copyright © 2016 World Policy Institute 2016 femicide feminicide Mexico JUÁREZ, Mexico—“Respect our lives” was written in green letters on her bare back. Another woman held up a purple banner that read, “Why are you...
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Partnering Up: How to Work with Religious Leaders to Counter Violent Extremism

Manal Omar
World Policy Journal (2016) 33 (4): 73–79.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-3813063
Published: 01 December 2016
... to an inclusive agenda, acknowledge an array of factors that drive individuals toward extremism, highlight the positive role faith can play in preventing violence, and establish partnerships with women and youths. Copyright © 2016 World Policy Institute 2016 Countering Violent Extremism UNITED...
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‘We Search, We Find, We Kill’: Inside Karachi’s Gangland Purge

Taimur Khan
World Policy Journal (2016) 33 (3): 93–104.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-3713065
Published: 01 September 2016
...Taimur Khan Journalist Taimur Khan investigates a military-led campaign of extrajudicial killings in Karachi. Khan argues that while the operation has led to a citywide decline in violence, it is not sustainable and has hollowed out the already meager abilities of the civilian police force...
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Neither Truth nor Reconciliation: Why Indonesia’s Army Wants the Country to Forget its Darkest Year

Natalie Sambhi
World Policy Journal (2016) 33 (4): 102–109.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-3813099
Published: 01 December 2016
...Natalie Sambhi Natalie Sambhi, a research fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre, examines the violence in Indonesia in 1965-66, when an estimated 500,000 people were murdered. The Indonesian army, which instigated the slaughter, continues to prevent the country from reckoning with its bloody past...
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Rape and the President: The Remarkable Trial and (Partial) Acquittal of Hissène Habré

Kim Thuy Seelinger
World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (2): 16–22.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4191516
Published: 01 June 2017
... crimes, and crimes against humanity still stand, Kim Thuy Seelinger , the director of the Sexual Violence Program at the Human Rights Center at University of California, Berkeley, writes that Zidane’s case raises an important question: How can courts balance survivors’ readiness to disclose...
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Investing in Murder: Honduran Farmers Sue World Bank’s Lending Arm for Fueling Land Conflict

Lauren Carasik
World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (2): 24–30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4191566
Published: 01 June 2017
...Lauren Carasik Lawyer Lauren Carasik argues that the World Bank’s private-lending arm, the International Finance Corporation, has stoked a bloody land dispute in Honduras by funding the oligarch-owned agribusiness behind the violence. Now, with Carasik’s help, the Honduran farmers are taking...
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Map Room: Fear Thy Neighbor: Crime and Xenophobia in Europe

World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (2): 36–37.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4191194
Published: 01 June 2017
... Europeans are increasingly afraid of refugees fleeing war and violence in Syria and Iraq. World Policy Journal compares data from eight European countries, and concludes there’s little connection between refugees, crime rates, and xenophobia. MAP ROOM FEAR THY NEIGHBOR: CRIME AND XENOPHOBIA...
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Year One: A New Start in Germany

Diàna Markosian
World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (2): 67–81.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4191247
Published: 01 June 2017
...Diàna Markosian Photographer Diàna Markosian worked with Milad Ahkabyar , a high school student in Düsseldorf, Germany, to document his first year in Europe. Milad and his family fled violence in Afghanistan and are still waiting to hear if they can legally stay in their new home...
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“My Heart is Always Scared”: The Simmering Mental Health Crisis for Rape Victims in War

Skye Wheeler
World Policy Journal (2017) 34 (2): 87–90.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-4191355
Published: 01 June 2017
...Skye Wheeler Support for victims of sexual violence is underfunded nearly everywhere, but the need for these mental health services is particularly acute in conflict and post-conflict zones. Skye Wheeler , a women’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, examines the uphill battle to provide care...
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The Palestinian Intifada: An Effective Strategy?

James F. Miskel
World Policy Journal (2005) 21 (4): 48–56.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1215/07402775-2005-1004
Published: 01 December 2005
... ob­ There are strong differences of opinion jectives. Can the same point be made about among U.N. member states about whether the Palestinian leaders who promote vio­ the definition of terrorism should include lence against Israeli citizens? Has this strat­ such acts of violence by Palestinian...
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India’s Right Turn

Jas Singh
World Policy Journal (2015) 32 (2): 93–103.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0740277515591547
Published: 01 June 2015
... reminiscent of India’s long and sordid history of state-sanctioned, even state-sponsored, violence against its religious minorities. Unlike the past, however, the country’s current embrace of the right may lead to permanent changes to India’s secular character with grave implications for a country that has...
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Words as Weapons

Susan Benesch
World Policy Journal (2012) 29 (1): 7–12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0740277512443794
Published: 01 March 2012
... may pop up on their screens like this one from the 2007, when ethnic violence broke out in Kenya: One can estimate the likelihood that speech will spark violence in any given situation using just these five criteria: the speaker, the audience, the speech itself, the social and historical context...
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