Peter J Adams
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Books
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • About
Select Page
Colonization as a way of understanding violence against women

Colonization as a way of understanding violence against women

by Peter J Adams | Jun 7, 2021 | Violence

I find it helpful to think of violence against women as involving similar processes to those operating when one country seeks to colonize another. These may at first seem unrelated, but there are some interesting parallels. When one nation sets out to colonize another...
Men have a key role in preventing violence against women

Men have a key role in preventing violence against women

by Peter J Adams | Oct 4, 2020 | Violence

My involvement with responses to violence against women began in the early 1980s. Since then I have participated in a range of community, research and teaching initiatives. Over this time, I can see some changes, particularly improvements in police responses,...
Common tactics of pro-gun lobbyist mirror those used by the tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries

Common tactics of pro-gun lobbyist mirror those used by the tobacco, alcohol and gambling industries

by Peter J Adams | Aug 23, 2020 | Commercial Determinants, Violence

The Al Jazeera two-part documentary, How to Sell a Massacre, details discussions between senior members of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party and the (US) National Rifle Association (NRA) with the intention of obtaining funds to undermine the tight Australian gun laws....

Recent Posts

  • Dealing with the damage wrought by dominant metaphors
  • Banning alcohol sports sponsorship will mean a big drop in harm
  • Monster metaphors like mental illness block alternative ways of tackling big issues
  • Rethinking addiction in terms of social connections
  • Colonization as a way of understanding violence against women

Recent Comments

  • David Britten on The hard part of being told about a chronic medical condition
  • Peter J Adams on PM’s deft use of metaphors during lockdown

Archives

  • December 2023
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • April 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • June 2020

Categories

  • Addiction
  • Commercial Determinants
  • Existential Issues
  • Gambling
  • Mental Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Rhetoric
  • Spirituality
  • Violence

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • University of Auckland WordPress Service
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Books
  • Research
  • Teaching
  • About
The University of Auckland | Accessibility | Copyright | Privacy | Disclaimer