The challenge of violence against women shouldbe recognised as an issue for the state, citizenship and the whole community. This book examines how responses by the statesanction violence against women and shape a woman's citizenship long after shehas escaped from a violent partner.

Drawing from a long-term study of women'slives in Australia, including before and after a relationship with a violentpartner, it investigates the effects of intimate partner violence on aspects ofeveryday life including housing, employment, mental health and socialparticipation.

The book contributes to theoreticalexplanations of violence against women by reframing it through the lens ofsexual politics. Finally it offers critical insights forthe development of social policy and practice.