Femicide – the killing of a woman or girl, in particular by a
man (often an intimate partner), on account of her gender – is
not only a complex phenomenon but also a leading cause of
premature death among women globally (Corradi et al, 2016;
Vives-Cases et al, 2016). To effectively manage or prevent cases
of femicide – and other forms of violence against women – it
is therefore necessary to comprehend the sociocultural and
ecological parameters that may influence it (Vives-Cases et
al, 2016). While viewing femicide from a cultural perspective
increases its complexity, it is nevertheless essential to consider not
only how Western and non-Western cultures influence myriad
individual, organizational, communal and societal attitudes
regarding male violence against women, but also how these
attitudes can in turn determine public policies and the state’s
actions in relation to such violence (Flood and Pease, 2009; Gill
et al, 2016; Vives-Cases et al, 2016). In taking such a cultural
and ecological perspective, this chapter seeks to explore and
understand femicide in European countries.peer-reviewe
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