Narratives and violence: feminist dilemmas, revisited

Roxani Krystalli

doi:10.4337/9781035345922.00019

Narratives and violence: feminist dilemmas, revisited

Roxani Krystalli

School of International Relations

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Abstract

This chapter investigates how taking stories seriously can change what we know about politics and international relations. It starts by critically examining the scepticism around narrative approaches to the study of politics by reflecting on what counts as knowledge. The chapter then illuminates what is potentially feminist about narrative approaches. Drawing on interdisciplinary research on the ethics and methods of researching and narrating violence, the chapter sheds light on whose stories scholars tell, how we tell them, and how we locate ourselves in our writing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook on gender and violence
Editors	Caitlin Biddolph, Jihyun Kim, Siân Perry, Laura J. Shepherd
Place of Publication	Cheltenham
Publisher	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Chapter	12
Pages	133-145
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9781035345922
ISBN (Print)	9781035345915
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035345922.00019
Publication status	Published - 19 Jan 2026

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Name	International handbooks on gender

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Stories
Narratives
Research ethics
Research methods
Reflexivitiy
Writing

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Narratives and violence: feminist dilemmas, revisited. / Krystalli, Roxani.
Handbook on gender and violence. ed. / Caitlin Biddolph; Jihyun Kim; Siân Perry; Laura J. Shepherd. 2nd. ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2026. p. 133-145 (International handbooks on gender).

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Narratives and violence: feminist dilemmas, revisited

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