Citation

Bloom A. Violence Against Women 2018; 24(16): 1949-1966.

Affiliation

Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801218757374

PMID

29504459

Abstract

Drawing on ethnographic and historical research, this article illuminates the limitations of the Uruguayan domestic violence services system. In spite of how advocates in Uruguay successfully used a human rights platform to secure legislation and services, this system now faces significant critique. Using Iris Marion Young's work on the "logic of masculinist protection" and historical parallels in Uruguay's welfare system, I discuss how a paternalistic approach may be to blame. I highlight how this paternalism contributes to the paternalism that problematically underlies gendered violence-reinforcing rather than addressing oppressive ideologies and structures that impede improving conditions for women.

Language: en

Keywords

Latin America; Uruguay; domestic violence; human rights; intimate partner violence