Coercive Control

What it is about

Coercive Control is Evan Stark’s account of abuse as a pattern of domination over liberty, money, movement, and everyday life—not only as discrete blows. It is the conceptual shelf item beside the jealousy and abuse questions, naming how isolation and micromanagement trap a partner. Stark writes for researchers, advocates, and serious readers who need a framework beyond incident-based definitions of violence. The book is not a personal safety checklist alone and not couples counselling while domination continues.

Questions it can answer

• How does Stark define abuse as a pattern of domination, not only discrete blows?
• What roles do liberty, money, and movement play in coercive control?
• Why is a pattern framework needed beside incident-based definitions of violence?

What you will not find

• A ready-made escape plan for every reader’s address
• Joint therapy exercises to do with a controlling partner
• A light popularisation that replaces reading the full argument