Beyond imported understandings of domestic violence in the Pacific

The project aims to discover local knowledge about how DV is understood in two post-colonial contexts – Solomon Islands and Tuvalu; investigate local stakeholder perspectives about the causes and manifestations of DV; examine strategies to improve stakeholder responses to DV by considering context-specific ambiguities and complexities; and provide a conceptual and evidence base for DV policy development from the perspective of the local stakeholders.

Project dates

  • 2024 – ongoing

Project funding

  • Australia Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA)

Chief Investigator

Project team

  • Nyasha Mutongwizo
  • Juliana Zutu
  • Lasela Kofe

Research publications