Tackling men’s violence in families

Maria Eriksson, Department of Sociology, University of Uppsala, Marianne Hester, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, Suvi Keskinen, Institute of Women's Studies, Åbo Akademi University and Keith Pringle, International Centre for the Study of Violence and Abuse, University of Sunderland

Nordic countries are generally regarded as global welfare role models. Consequently, the influence of Nordic welfare systems in academic and policy debates has been immense. By focusing on the vital issue of violence by men to female partners and/or their children, this book seeks to reconsider this over-simplistic image.

Introduction ~ Maria Eriksson, Marianne Hester, Suvi Keskinen and Keith Pringle; Part One: Men's violence against women: agency responses, women's views: Marching on the spot?: dealing with violence against women in Norway ~ Wenche Jonassen; Violence, parenthood and professionalism in Finland: responsibilities of motherhood and possibilities of fatherhood? ~ Suvi Keskinen; Part Two: Children's voices and agency responses: Representations of children in professionals' talk about men's violence against women and separation/divorce ~ Maria Eriksson; 'Talking feels like you don't love daddy anymore': children's emotions, intimate relations and domestic violence in Finland ~ Hannele Forsberg; Growing up in the presence of violence in Sweden ~ Katarina Weinehall; Neglected issues in Swedish child welfare policy and practice: age, gender and ethnicity ~ Keith Pringle; Part Three: Contact/access: different countries, different disciplines, similar problems: Child contact and violent fathers in Denmark ~ Marianne Hester; Fatherhood and violence: from the Finnish perspective ~ Teija Hautanen; Is the law failing children? Legal approaches to custody and contact in Sweden ~ Gudrun Nordberg; New directions ~ Maria Eriksson, Marianne Hester, Suvi Keskinen and Keith Pringle.