Estonian Institute for Open Society Research
Domestic abuse, intimate partner violence
Projects
2019-2021
Funded by Active Citizens Fund (with the support of the EMP financial mechanism), implemented by NGO Estonian Institute for Open Society Research
2008-2011
Improving administrative capability of the Georgian state in preventing
domestic abuse and supporting victims. Estonian Development Cooperation.
Financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.
Materials completed during the project
Research reports and analyses
Georgian medics' interviews on domestic abuse and violence against women
Georgian police interviews on domestic abuse and violence against women
Georgian women's birth behaviour and domestic abuse
Violence and women's health. Analysis of results of nationwide population
study on domestic abuse
Domestic abuse victims in Georgia. Results of nationwide domestic abuse
victims study
Gathering medical statistics on domestic abuse in Georgia
Gathering police statistics on domestic abuse in Georgia
Developing a system of indicators for carrying out surveys on domestic abuse
and violence against women in Georgia
Recommendations for developing a national strategy for the prevention of
domestic abuse in Georgia
Final report on the outcomes of the project
Training and information materials
Training material for police personnel on domestic abuse and violence
against women
Training material for medics on domestic abuse and violence against women
Training material for journalists on domestic abuse and violence against
women
Training material for leaders of support groups for domestic abuse victims
Briefing for medics on domestic abuse
Briefing for police personnel on domestic abuse
Books
Voices of the Silent. A book on gender violence. Victims' experience. Expert advice. Scientists' analysis. Georgian edition. Estonian Institute for Open Society Research. Anti-Violence Network of Georgia. Thbilisi 2011. 416 p
2006
Iris Pettai, Helve Kase. Behaviour of expecting mothers and domestic abuse in Estonia. Tallinn 2006.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation.
2005
Helve Kase, Iris Pettai. Domestic abuse in the West Estonia in 2004-2005. Analysis of police statistics.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation.
2004
Iris Pettai, Helve Kase. Abuse of women. Opinions of social workers. Nationwide survey. Tallinn 2004.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation.
Developing a strategic model and basics for a national programme for the prevention of domestic abuse in Estonia. Within the framework of the Baltic domestic abuse prevention work group.
Financed by the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
2003
Iris Pettai, Ivi Proos. Abuse and female health. Nationwide sociological survey. Tallinn 2003.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation.
Helve Kase, Iris Pettai. Abuse and female health. Opinions of medical specialists. Sociological survey materials. Tallinn 2003.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation.
2002
Helve Kase, Iris Pettai. Abuse of women. A survey of the personnel of the Tallinn Police Prefecture. Tallinn 2002.
Financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
2001
Iris Pettai, Ivi Proos. Abuse of women in Estonia. Nationwide sociological survey. Tallinn 2001.
Financed by the Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia.
2000
International pilot project on abuse of women in Estonia. Analysis of methodology and interviewing process. Elaboration of a system of indicators to be used in studing violence against women based of the sociological surveys. Conducting a sociological survey.
Financed by the European Institute for Crime Prevention (HEUNI).
Training and information materials
Helve Kase, Iris Pettai. Briefing for Gynecologists on domestic abuse. Estonian Institute for Open Society Research. Tallinn 2006.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation
Books
Intimate partner violence. Compiled by Helve Kase. Estonian Institute for Open Society Research. Tallinn 2004. 100p. Translation into Russian with additions in 2007.
Financed by the Open Estonia Foundation, The Council Of Gambling Tax
Voices of the silent. A book on gender violence. Victims' experience. Expert advice. Scientists' analysis. Compiled by Helve Kase. Estonian Institute for Open Society Research. Tallinn 2001, 2002. 446p. The book has been translated into Russian 2003.
Financed by the Nordic Council of Ministers information bureau.
Articles
Iris Pettai. Domestic abuse in Georgia reflected in sociology. In the book:
Voices of the Silent (in Georgian). Tbilisi 2011.
Iris Pettai, Joosep Kaasik. Domestic abuse in police statistics. In the
collection: The price of Estonia's success. Estonia's social security and the
people's safety. Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastus 2005.
Helve Kase. Violence against women. Talking about the people, population and
development in Estonia in 1994-2004. UN Population Foundation. Estonian Family
Planning Association. Tallinn 2004.
Iris Pettai. Should the causes of domestic abuse be sought in the individual
or the society? The journal “Ariadne's thread”. Journal of female and male
studies. Estonian Information centre of Female Studies. Tallinn University.
Tallinn 2002.
Iris Pettai. Violence against women – an unrecognised problem in Estonia.
In: Estonian Human Development Report, Tallinn 2002. (in English)
Iris Pettai. Violence against women – a taboo problem in Estonia. In: Voices of the Silent. Tallinn 2001.
