Frames of violence: a reading on the pressures for the inclusion of violence against women in Brazilian public policies

Abstract This article aims to identify and analyze the frames mobilized by feminist movements to address violence against women and discuss their influences on public policies. The theoretical and methodological framework comprises frames (Snow & Benford, 1992). The research material consists of articles published in the newspapers Folha de S. Paulo and O Globo during periods related to three state actions that sought to combat violence against women: i) the creation of the women’s police stations in 1985, ii) the Special Criminal Courts in 1995, and iii) the approval of Law 11.340, of 2006 (Maria da Penha Law). The results indicate that throughout the analyzed periods, a master frame, "violence against women," resonated in public opinion, and this issue was recognized as a problem by the state that established measures to confront the problem.

摘要 本文旨在识别并剖析女权运动为应对针对女性的暴力行为所采用的框架，并探讨其对公共政策的影响。本研究的理论与方法论框架基于斯诺与本福德（Snow & Benford, 1992）提出的框架理论。研究素材取自《圣保罗页报》（Folha de S. Paulo）与《环球报》（O Globo）在三项旨在打击针对女性暴力的国家行动的相关时段内刊发的文章：一是1985年女性警务站的设立，二是1995年特别刑事法庭的设立，三是2006年第11.340号法律，即《玛丽亚·达佩尼亚法》（Maria da Penha Law）的通过。研究结果表明，在整个分析时段内，"针对女性的暴力（violence against women）"这一主导框架在公众舆论中引发共鸣，且该问题已被出台应对举措的国家认定为亟需解决的公共议题。