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Multilateral Generation of Violence: On the Theorization of Microscopic Analyses and Empirically Grounded Theories of Violence
Multilaterale Erzeugung von Gewalt: Zur Theoretisierung von mikroskopischen Analysen und empirisch fundierten Gewalttheorien
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Abstract Using two phenomena of violence against children and intimate partner violence and based on two case studies, we explore the extent to which social processes of interpreting and negotiating violence contribute to further theorization efforts. The central unifying element is that both forms of violen... view more
Using two phenomena of violence against children and intimate partner violence and based on two case studies, we explore the extent to which social processes of interpreting and negotiating violence contribute to further theorization efforts. The central unifying element is that both forms of violence are enabled and performed in power relations and have long been socially, legally, and politically legitimized. Therefore, our study's focus is not on violence as a subject but rather on the social negotiation and construction of meanings of actions framed as violent. This perspective is exemplified by two independent case studies and data material that illustrate how such microscopic arguments are developed empirically. The methods used for the two case studies include qualitative analyses of interviews and organizational documents. Hence, we also discuss the researchers' involvement and challenges in these processes. Based on our analytical findings, we argue for the use of an approach of a subject appropriated theorizing violence rather than a formal theory formation of violence. The procedural analysis of violence revealed its importance in making non-public and socially taboo forms of violence analytically accessible.... view less
Keywords
violence; domestic violence; child; partnership; power; theory formation
Classification
Social Problems
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Free Keywords
microscopic analyses; indexicality; context of discovery; violence against children; intimate partner violence; power relations; theories of violence; Gewalttheoriesocial production of violence
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 111-131
Journal
Historical Social Research, 47 (2022) 1
Issue topic
Visibilities of Violence: Microscopic Studies of Violent Events and Beyond
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed