000170194 001__ 170194 000170194 005__ 20260407115449.0 000170194 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1007/s12147-025-09399-z 000170194 0248_ $$2sideral$$a148753 000170194 037__ $$aART-2026-148753 000170194 041__ $$aeng 000170194 100__ $$aSordé, Teresa 000170194 245__ $$aRoma Community Strategies to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence 000170194 260__ $$c2026 000170194 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000170194 5203_ $$aThis article examines community-driven strategies developed within the Roma population to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, highlighting mechanisms that support women’s safety while respecting Roma identity and cultural frameworks. Adopting a qualitative design grounded in Communicative Methodology (CM) and Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR), we analyzed N=28 participants, comprising 6 semi-structured interviews with professionals, 8 interviews with Roma women from two associations, one focus group (n=6) with association members, and 8 Communicative Life Stories (4 women and 4 men) with Roma community members. Using reflexive thematic analysis, we identified three interconnected themes: (1) an unwritten inter-family pact, (2) community mediation—including the Roma mediator, and (3) women’s solidarity networks, notably the role of the mother-in-law. These mechanisms offer culturally embedded forms of support that challenge prevailing stereotypes portraying Roma culture as permissive of gender violence. By foregrounding Roma women’s agency and the community’s internal resources, this study underscores the importance of incorporating culturally specific mechanisms into formal support systems. Such integration can foster more inclusive and effective interventions that both protect and empower Roma women. 000170194 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/CSO2015-69504-R 000170194 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 000170194 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000170194 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3252-076X$$aValero, Diana$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000170194 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0937-4861$$aElboj, Carmen$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000170194 700__ $$aMunté, Ariadna 000170194 7102_ $$14009$$2775$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Sociología 000170194 7102_ $$14009$$2813$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Trabajo Social y Serv.Soc 000170194 773__ $$g43, 1 (2026), [27 pp.]$$tGender Issues$$x1098-092X 000170194 8564_ $$s1244129$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170194/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000170194 8564_ $$s1219215$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170194/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000170194 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:170194$$particulos$$pdriver 000170194 951__ $$a2026-03-26-14:31:26 000170194 980__ $$aARTICLE