The Congress theme, “@ the edge” describes the history of feminist scholarship, its needs and potentialities, (as the call suggests) “to centre the periphery both institutionally and socially, testing the boundaries of disciplines, promoting innovative [...]
This session seeks to bring together research on individual, group and community responses within cities to events and social forces producing marginality and dislocation. We welcome a range of considerations including neo-liberal governance, global capital, [...]
This session will examine the stories of victim/survivors tell of their experiences of abuse and their help seeking and coping strategies. We would be particularly interested in victim/survivor’s experiences of the “helping” professions; police, prosecutors, [...]