Collective Social Accountability: integrating intersectionality and decolonial Approaches in the prevention and tackling of domestic violence in organizations
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2024-02-26
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Barros, Amon Narciso de
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This thesis examines the pervasive issue of domestic violence in organizational contexts, engaging a decolonial and intersectional feminist lens to reflect the complexities of collective social accountability. By integrating decolonial feminist theories and intersectionality, the research highlights the myth of domestic violence being a private problem and underscores the need for a collective approach to social accountability within organizations. The thesis adopts a reflexive theoretical methodology called "escrevivência", a concept that combines writing (writing) with living (living), emphasizing the lived experiences of black Brazilian women as producers of new futures. This approach not only serves as the backbone of the study but also functions as a decolonial method, challenging traditional academic norms and advocating the recognition of domestic violence as a collective social responsibility. Through the analysis of narratives and empirical data, including case studies ("causos"), this research brings to light the intersectional realities of domestic violence and the role that organizations can play in addressing it. This study deepens the discussion on domestic violence in organizational contexts, incorporating insights from three key pieces of research that reinforce the need for collective social responsibility and decolonial and intersectional approaches. First, it reveals how decolonial and intersectional agendas promote collective social responsibility, although still underrepresented in organizational studies. Through the lens of decolonial feminist academics in Brazil, it points to strategic solutions that challenge the coloniality of power, knowledge, and being, recognizing the role of organizations in both perpetuating and solving social problems. Additionally, the research underscores the importance of escrevivência as a central reflexive mode for Black Brazilian women, challenging traditional academic norms and promoting a rich understanding of the lived experiences of plural women. This concept serves as a call for change in social and academic paradigms, redefining the boundaries of the study of domestic violence and organizational practices. Finally, the third study emphasizes the intersection between domestic violence and organizational practices from a decolonial and Black feminist perspective, identifying domestic violence not only as a "private" problem but as a matter of collective social responsibility. By challenging traditional conceptions of corporate responsibility, this work contributes to Organizational Studies (OS) and the field of Domestic Violence (DV) by proposing a new lens for understanding and addressing the social accountabilities of organizations. This thesis reiterates the urgency of transcending the frontiers between the private and the organizational, calling for a collective responsibility against domestic violence, grounded in decolonial and intersectional practices. By challenging existing power structures and reimagining paradigms of social responsibility, this work not only contributes to a more inclusive academia but also builds possible pathways for organizations that actively participate in constructing violence-free futures.