Intersectionality and Violence in Politics

Session Submission Type: Full Paper Panel

Session Description

In recent years we have seen a spate of political violence and violent threats as well as the rise of violent groups who seek to influence politics. Feminist scholars have expanded conceptualizations of political violence to raise awareness about violence against women in politics threatens democracy (Krook 2020). While violence against women in a is commonplace in patriarchal societies, the politicization of women in public life is a form of gender-based violence. An intersectional lens allows for a wider explanation of how and why violence in politics is simultaneously gendered, raced and influenced by the age of political actors. Forms and experiences of online and offline violence as well as the impact of it on political processes is multifaceted, dynamic, and heterogeneous. The empirical and conceptual papers on this panel are united by a theoretical framework of intersectionality and feature various methodologies, case studies, subjects, and political contexts.

Sub Unit

• Division 32: Race, Ethnicity, and Politics

Individual Presentations

• Intersectionality and Violence in Politics: A Research Agenda - Nadia E. Brown, Georgetown University; Liza Mugge, University of Amsterdam

• It’s Just a Joke: How Age and Gender Condition Reactions to Intra-party Violence - Vibeke Wang, Chr. Michelsen Institute; Jana Birke Belschner, University of Bergen; Lise Bjånesøy, University of Bergen; Ragnhild Louise Muriaas, University of Bergen

• Intersectional Violence against Women Candidates U.S. State Legislative Office - Brit Anlar, Rutgers University

• Everyday Violence: Narratives from Ethnic Women Politicians in Aotearoa, NZ - Rachel Simon-Kumar, The University of Auckland; Priya Kurian, University of Waikato

• Democratic Restraint: Dismantling the Norm of Violable Bodies - Vincent Jungkunz; Tehama Lopez Bunyasi, George Mason University

Chair

• Kelebogile Zvobgo College of William & Mary

Discussants

• Jennifer M. Piscopo Royal Holloway University of London

• Jenn M. Jackson Syracuse University