Cultural factors in public policy of the United Kingdom and Germany in domestic violence (2010-2019) ; Культурные факторы в публичной политике Великобритании и Германии в отношении домашнего насилия (2010-2019) ; Kultūriniai Jungtinės Karalystės ir Vokietijos viešosios politikos veiksniai, susiję su...
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The object of this master thesis is public policy of the United Kingdom and Germany in domestic violence. The main goal of this research is to analyze the current situation of chosen countries and as well as to discover similarities and differences of methods for preventing violence in the United Kingdom and Germany and other EU states. The main task of my study is to identify how cultural factors impact the policy-making process in case of domestic violence. The usage of such methods as analysis of literature, legislation analysis, interview analysis, discourse analysis and comparative analysis led to a conclusion that domestic violence subject is a globally gender-based problem that touches each country. However, all states solve this problem in their own ways. Moreover, many countries don't even gather data regarding violent cases and don't take any legislation and methods for preventing domestic abuse. As well as many policies that were implemented in other countries, don't work due to many reasons. First, it happens because the governments don't take into consideration cultural factors that play a big role in the society, introducing a new legislation. As well as females keep silent about domestic violence in their families due to many reasons so that it`s impossible to gather accurate data that shows the size of the problem and it helps to take proper measures for combating domestic violence. The governments and authorities that are specialized on this subject should put this problem in the priority list and introduce a new legislation considering all factors that can hinder the policy`s success. For my thesis, I use resources and literature related to domestic violence problems on the territory of the United Kingdom and Germany that help me to identify similarities and differences that exist in methods for preventing domestic abuse. Moreover, I used official websites and studies related to domestic violence not only in the United Kingdom and Germany but also in other EU countries. I recommend my thesis for politicians and authorities that are specialized on domestic violence problem and for individuals who are interested in this subject.