From Physical Harm to Digital Silencing: Gender-Based Violence as a Mechanism of Control | Surbhi Nagpal

(Author: Surbhi Nagpal, Delhi School of Economics
Email ID: surbhinagpal555[at]gmail.com

Abstract

Violence is not merely an act of aggression but a deeply entrenched structure that sustains hierarchies of power across physical, social, and digital spaces. It is legitimized by the state, reinforced by cultural norms, and institutionalized through legal and economic systems that fail to protect the vulnerable ones. From national conflicts where women