Dating Violence

Head Researcher: Sofia Neves

Research team: PhD Researchers – Sofia Neves, Francisco Machado, Márcia Machado, Marisalva Fávero, Vera Duarte – ISMAI, CICS/UM; Graduate Researchers – Emanuel Oliveira, Cecília Loureiro, Helena Velho, Estefânia Silva, Joana Topa, Fábia Pinheiro, Ana Rita Cruchinho – ISMAI

Proposing Institution: UNIDEP/CINEICC – ISMAI.

Partner Institutions: Unidade de Investigação em Criminologia e Ciências do Comportamento/ ISMAI. Partner Institution – Mudanças com Arte (UMAR)

Funding Institution: No funding

Key-words: dating violence; gender

Objectives: a) Map the phenomenon of dating violence among young citizens and immigrants at national level, describing their dynamics b) Analyse the practices of dating violence considering the multiple identity affiliations of the perpetrators and victims and the surrounding social contexts c) Identify intervention needs, especially the prevention of dating violence in schools.

Duration: 2011 -present