CEAS Associates
Email
address: Marianne.Hester@bristol.ac.uk
Telephone:
+44 (0) 117 954 6626
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+44 (0) 117 954 5564
Profile
Marianne Hester is Visiting Professor at The Political Science and Law University in Beijing, China. Since 1980 she has carried out research into many aspects of violence against women and children, including comparative analysis of domestic violence in China. Her current work includes a comparative study of ‘young peoples’s experiences and perceptions of violence in the family’ in the UK and China, being carried out in conjunction with Professors He Junping and Tian Lan in China, and Dr Geetanjali Gangoli in Bristol.
Selected Publications
Hester, M. (2004) ‘Future Trends and Development: Violence Against
Women in Europe and East Asia’, Violence Against Women, 10(12),
Sage.
Hester, M. & Gangoli, G (2004) ‘Comparison and collaboration:
researching young people’s experiences and perceptions of violence
in the family across China and the UK’, in T Skinner, T., M.
Hester & E. Malos (Eds) Researching Violence Against Women, Willan
Press.
Hester, M. (2003) (Editor) special issue on East and South East Asia of
Violence Against Women, 9(6), Sage.
Hester, M. (2000) ‘Domestic Violence in China’, in J. Radford,
L. Harne & M. Friedberg (Eds), Women, Violence and Resistance: Research
and Strategies for Action,
Open University Press.
