Dedication

pp iii-iv

Contents

pp v-vi

Notes on contributors

pp vii-xii

Acknowledgements

pp xiii-xiv

Introduction: some reflections in these promising and challenging times

pp 1-20

Section I - The problem

pp 21-22

1 - A continuum of acceptability: understanding young people’s views on gender based violence

pp 23-40

2 - ‘Lad culture’ and sexual violence against students

pp 41-60

Section II - Histories and politics of educational interventions against gender based violence in international contexts

pp 61-62

3 - Sexual violence on US college campuses: history and challenges

pp 63-82

4 - Grounds for concern: an Australian perspective on responses to sexual assault and harassment in university settings

pp 83-104

5 - Preventing gender based violence in UK universities: the policy context

pp 105-126

Section III - Challenges and interventions in the UK

pp 127-128

6 - Student feminist activism to challenge gender based violence

pp 129-148

7 - Using the law to challenge gender based violence in university communities

pp 149-168

8 - The Intervention Initiative: theoretical underpinnings, development and implementation

pp 169-188

9 - Understanding student responses to gender based violence on campus: negotiation, reinscription and resistance

pp 189-210

10 - Tackling gender based violence in university communities: a practitioner perspective

pp 211-228

Conclusion: setting the agenda for challenging gender based violence in universities

pp 229-240

Index

pp 241-246