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

PDF

Identifier

DP0029037

Language

English

Release Date

12-15-2024

Access Status

Dissertation

Campus Location

UCF Downtown

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