Blaming the State: The Effect of Intimate Partner Violence Victimization on Evaluations of Government

• In Event: JSS 16
  In JSS Session: Surveys and Attitudes

Brief Overview

Using surveys from Brazil, I investigate the impact of intimate partner violence on victims’ evaluations of government. Unequal access to services hinders victims’ ability to recover from trauma, generating distrust of government.

Author

• Helen Kras, University of Kentucky