Alessandra Pauncz

Alessandra Pauncz is Executive Director of the European Network of the work with perpetrators (WWP EN) a young vibrant network organization of over 60 organizations from 30 European countries. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” and has been working in the field of domestic violence for over 25 years covering many areas of expertise.

She has advocated and worked for victims of domestic violence as a shelter worker, psychologist, researcher, manager, trainer, and in fund and conscious raising at a local (Association Artemisia), provincial (Equal Opportunities of the Province of Florence), regional, national and European level (European Women’s Lobby & WWP-EN).

She founded and ran the first Centre in Italy working with perpetrators (CAM – Centre for abusive men), and set up the National Italian Network of work with perpetatrors (Relive). Additionally, Alessandra has published articles and books for the general public (Shifting power: 2012,; Da uomo a uomo: Erickson, 2015; Dire di no alla violenza domestica: Angeli, 2016).