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CVS - The Centre for Violence Studies

The Center for Violence Studies (CVS) is an international multidisciplinary research center, comprised of senior and junior researchers.

Seminars

Serial Publication

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Feminist Violence Studies

Violence is gendered and intersectional, and situated in social, political, economic, and environmental contexts. We study it in relation to power, distribution, and stratification.

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Stalking and Intimate Partner Violence, SToP

Our research on stalking and intimate partner violence mainly concerns risk assessment and risk management, using an applied criminological framework.

JuVås

At Juridicum, Professor Laura Ervo has a research group on violence-related research issues. This subgroup researches violence from legal perspectives.

ReShape

ReShape studies violence and abuse in sport, from various perspectives, including sport systems, governing bodies, gender, and prevention.

Honour, Violence and Society

Honour, Violence and Society is an interdisciplinary research group that explores research on honour-based violence and oppression.

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SAFe - The Social Services’ Work with People with Disability

SAFe focuses on studying and developing support for the social services’ work with violence against people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Junior Network