... in which gender influences how men and boys experience and make meaning of abuse. It is also important to investigate the role that gender plays in how child sexual abusers construct the violence that they perpetrate. Hegemonic Masculinity and Effeminophobia Drawing upon a phenomenological research study...

... that are part of the larger POCSO advocacy event. How, then, did India go from having very limited legislation to extremely comprehensive legislation on child sexual abuse? First of all, since India’s ratification of the UNCRC in 1992, NGOs have pushed for improving the country’s child rights legislation...

...Abstract Through research on child sexual abuse (CSA) and adult survivors, knowledge is gained. This knowledge might support decisions – whether political, professional or otherwise – that affect the lives of children who are victims of CSA and adult survivors. Additionally, this knowledge...

.... This procedure is supposed to guarantee objectivity and generalisation. Many child sexual abuse (CSA) survivors reject such an approach that turns them into objects again. This presents a problem for research because it limits the number and contribution of potential participants and can lead to bias. In self...

... interventions in terms of intensity and flexibility. This chapter describes a fieldwork and research experience made possible thanks to a strong alliance with survivors who engaged in a process of reflection and theoretical elaboration that generated both social and clinical impacts. Child sexual abuse...

...Abstract Since 1980s, institutional child sexual abuse has been ‘discovered’ as an internationally recognisable social problem. Public inquiries have become the most dominant mode of response to this, having been enacted throughout much of the western world. Driven by demands from victims...

... in their selection of victims. Offenders were found to use physical force and violence to subdue their victims, while threats, gifts and appeal were used to prevent victims from reporting. These findings have important practical and policy implications if the scourge of child sexual abuse is to be addressed...