Media coverage of intimate partner violence incidents in Russia amid the conservative turn

Europe-Asia Studies. 2024. Vol. 76. No. 2. P. 198–221.

Davidenko M., Belykh A., Poretskova A.

Some researchers have identified 2017-2018 as a time when feminist discourse emerged in the Russian media, with the topic of domestic violence as one of the main sub-discourses. This holds the promise that mainstream media can act as an agent of positive social change in relation to gender issues, even amid a broader “conservative turn.” This study interrogates this argument by examining representations of intimate partner violence (IPV) incidents in Russian media during the COVID-19 pandemic, at a time when increased attention was given to the global “shadow pandemic” of violence in the home.

Keywords: Россия, медиа, Russia, conservative turn, консервативный поворот, media, Intimate Partner Violence Against Women, насилие между интимными партнерами

Publication based on the results of: Political mobilization in the context of communicative abundance (2022)