ORCID
0009-0000-2412-9624
Keywords
domestic violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, advocacy coalition
Abstract
Domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) are critical social issues requiring a large scale national response. In the U.S., federally designated statewide DV and SA coalitions are nonprofit organizations that play a critical role at the national, state, and local levels. Once individual social movements, DV and SA advocacy coalitions have merged at higher rates in recent decades. Efforts to achieve economic sustainability may drive the decision to merge or reform. However, nonprofit organizations have a double bottom line, needing to consider financial and mission-related performance. With economic uncertainly rising, it is critical to understand the impact that forming dual-issue coalitions has on each coalition’s ability to accomplish advocacy responsibilities.
The study looks to the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) to aid in conceptualizing the differences between competing coalitions in a policy sub-system on the basis of beliefs, resources, and strategies. This study compares coalitions by type (single-issue DV/SA or dual-issue) and seeks to determine if there is a dominant advocacy coalition model in the violence against women context. Qualitative and quantitative univariate and bivariate methods of analysis are used. This study utilizes public record data from IRS tax forms, U.S. Census data, coalition websites, and U.S. Department of Justice Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) State Coalition grant progress reports as data sources. The sample size (n=87) of all grant recipients is the same as the universe of all federally designated DV and SA coalitions (N=87) in 2019. Means are compared for all three groups to identify similarities and differences by coalition type across measures of the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF): beliefs, resources, and strategies. It is anticipated the results will be useful for movement leaders when (re)selecting a coalition model.
Completion Date
2024
Semester
Fall
Committee Chair
Goodman, Doug
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Community Innovation and Education
Department
School of Public Administration
Degree Program
Public Affairs
Format
Identifier
DP0029037
Language
English
Release Date
12-15-2024
Access Status
Dissertation
Campus Location
UCF Downtown
STARS Citation
Sokolowski, Shannon, "Dual Coalitions or Dueling Coalitions?: A Comparison of Single-issue and Dual-issue Statewide Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions in the U.S." (2024). Graduate Thesis and Dissertation post-2024. 70.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2024/70
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