| ID | 174393 |
| Title Proper | Epistemic Community in Abeyance |
| Other Title Information | the Work of Russian Anti-Violence Organisations in a Restrictive Legal Climate |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Davidenko, Maria |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines how Russian NGOs in the field of domestic violence operate in a legal climate characterised by both state restriction and support. I conceptualise anti-violence NGOs that belong to a network as an ‘epistemic community’ and demonstrate that NGOs in my study faced challenges to the recognition of their expertise by state representatives and to the promotion of their vision of policy change. Yet, these NGOs continued to invest their resources in educational events for state specialists. I propose to theorise these educational events as a means of developing a knowledge-based network that can support domestic violence survivors despite lacking formal mechanisms of inter-agency collaboration. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 72, No.8; Oct 2020: p.1329-1351 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 72 No 8 |
| Key Words | Epistemic Community ; Abeyance ; Russian Anti-Violence Organisations ; Legal Climate |