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Towards Dismantling Patriarchy in the Kibera Slum, Kenya: Narrative Accounts of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2022

L. W. Kariuki  and
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L. W. Kariuki
Affiliation:
Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Nairobi, Kenya
S. K. Jansen van Rensburg*
Affiliation:
Department of Criminology and Security Science, University of South Africa, Tshwane, South Africa
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*Corresponding Author: Professor S. K. Jansen van Rensburg, Department of Criminology and Security Science, University of South Africa, Tshwane, South Africa. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Kibera is the largest informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, and Africa’s largest urban informal settlement. It is a community plagued by poverty and unemployment. In response to the social disorganization common to informal settlements, criminal activity is rampant, particularly in assault and sexual violence cases. Patriarchal beliefs fuel power imbalances which consequently perpetuate violence. Kenyan societies tend to be traditionally patriarchal and characterized by male privilege and female subservience. This article explores the narrative accounts of female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) to overcome patriarchy in Kibera, Kenya. Through a qualitative inquiry, 32 female victims of IPV were interviewed, and the data obtained were thematically analysed. The findings established that patriarchy is sustained in Kibera through control, dominance and violence. Additionally, salient partakers in advancing patriarchy are family structures and authorities. Moreover, strategies to dismantle patriarchy and IPV are proposed through these narrative accounts.

Abstracto

Abstracto

Kibera es el asentamiento informal más grande de Nairobi, Kenia, y el asentamiento informal urbano más grande de África. Es una comunidad plagada de pobreza y desempleo. En respuesta a la desorganización social común a los asentamientos informales, la actividad criminal prolifera, particularmente en casos de agresión y violencia sexual. Las creencias patriarcales alimentan los desequilibrios de poder que, en consecuencia, perpetúan la violencia. Las sociedades de Kenia tienden a ser tradicionalmente patriarcales y se caracterizan por el privilegio masculino y el servilismo femenino. Este artículo explora los relatos narrativos de mujeres víctimas de violencia de pareja íntima (VPI) para superar el patriarcado en Kibera, Kenia. A través de una encuesta cualitativa, treinta y dos mujeres víctimas de VPI fueron entrevistadas y los datos obtenidos fueron analizados temáticamente. Los hallazgos establecieron que el patriarcado se sustenta en Kibera a través del control, la dominación y la violencia. Los participantes destacados en el avance del patriarcado son las estructuras familiares y las autoridades. Además, a través de estos relatos narrativos se proponen estrategias para desmantelar el patriarcado y la violencia de pareja íntima.

Abstrait

Abstrait

Kibera est le plus grand établissement informel de Nairobi, au Kenya, et le plus grand établissement informel urbain d’Afrique. C’est une communauté en proie à la pauvreté et au chômage. En réponse à la désorganisation sociale commune aux établissements informels, l’activité criminelle est endémique, en particulier dans les affaires d’agression et de violence sexuelle. Les croyances patriarcales alimentent les déséquilibres de pouvoir qui, par conséquent, perpétuent la violence. Les sociétés kenyanes ont tendance à être traditionnellement patriarcales et caractérisées par le privilège masculin et l’asservissement féminin. Cet article explore les récits narratifs de femmes victimes de violence conjugale (IPV) pour surmonter le patriarcat à Kibera, au Kenya. A travers une enquête qualitative, trente-deux femmes victimes de IPV ont été interrogées, et les données obtenues ont été analysées thématiquement. Les résultats ont établi que le patriarcat est maintenu à Kibera par le contrôle, la domination et la violence. Les principaux acteurs de la promotion du patriarcat sont les structures familiales et les autorités. De plus, des stratégies pour démanteler le patriarcat et la violence conjugale sont proposées à travers des récits narratifs.

抽象的

抽象的

基贝拉是肯尼亚内罗毕最大的非正规住区，也是非洲最大的城市非正规住区。这是一个饱受贫困和失业困扰的社区。为应对非正规住区普遍存在的社会混乱，犯罪活动猖獗，尤其是在袭击和性暴力案件中。父权信仰助长了权力失衡，从而使暴力持续存在。肯尼亚社会传统上倾向于父权制，并以男性特权和女性屈从为特征。本文探讨了亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 女性受害者的叙述，以克服肯尼亚基贝拉的父权制。通过定性调查，采访了 32 名 IPV 女性受害，并对获得的数据进行了主题分析。调查结果表明，基贝拉的父权制通过控制、支配和暴力得以维持。此外，推进父权制的主要参与者是家庭结构和权威。此外，通过这些叙述性叙述提出了消除父权制和 IPV 的策略。

الملخص

الملخص

كيبيرا هي أكبر مستوطنة عشوائية في نيروبي ، كينيا ، وأكبر مستوطنة حضرية عشوائية في إفريقيا. إنه مجتمع يعاني من الفقر والبطالة. رداً على الفوضى الاجتماعية الشائعة في المستوطنات العشوائية ، يتفشى النشاط الإجرامي ، لا سيما في قضايا الاعتداء والعنف الجنسي. تؤجج المعتقدات الأبوية اختلالات القوة التي تؤدي بالتالي إلى استمرار العنف. تميل المجتمعات الكينية إلى أن تكون أبوية بشكل تقليدي وتتميز بامتياز الذكور وخضوع الإناث. يستكشف هذا المقال الروايات السردية لضحايا عنف الشريك الحميم (IPV) للتغلب على النظام الأبوي في كيبيرا ، كينيا. من خلال تحقيق نوعي ، تمت مقابلة 32 أنثى من ضحايا عنف الشريك الحميم ، وتم تحليل البيانات التي تم الحصول عليها بشكل موضوعي. أثبتت النتائج أن النظام الأبوي يستمر في كيبيرا من خلال السيطرة والهيمنة والعنف. بالإضافة إلى ذلك ، فإن الشركاء البارزين في تعزيز النظام الأبوي هم الهياكل والسلطات الأسرية. علاوة على ذلك ، يتم اقتراح استراتيجيات لتفكيك النظام الأبوي و IPV من خلال هذه الحسابات السردية.

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patriarchyviolenceintimate partner violenceslumsvictimscelos sexualespropiedad sexualfeminicidiohomicidio de pareja íntimapatriarcatviolenceviolence conjugalebidonvillesvictimes父权制，暴力，亲密伴侣暴力，贫民窟，受害者النظام الأبويالعنفعنف العشيرالعشوائياتالضحايا
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International Annals of Criminology , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , March 2022 , pp. 99 - 117
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