Abstract

KROOK, Mona Lena  and  RESTREPO SANIN, Juliana. Gender and political violence in Latin America. Concepts, debates and solutions. Polít. gob [online]. 2016, vol.23, n.1, pp.127-162. ISSN 1665-2037.

Violence against women in politics is increasingly recognized around the world -but especially in Latin America- as an emerging tactic to deter women's political participation. We survey how this concept has been defined by academics and practitioners across the region -largely in terms of physical and psychological violence- and draw on global data and research in various disciplines to propose expanding this concept to include two further forms of violence: economic and symbolic. We provide examples of all four types of violence in Latin American countries and then consider a range of solutions that might be pursued in light of this broader definition. We emphasize that a comprehensive approach provides the best means for tackling violence in all its forms.

Keywords : gender; political-violence; Latin America.