Feminism Prostitution And The State

Author : Eilis Ward,Gillian Wylie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317370116

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Feminism, Prostitution and the State by Eilis Ward,Gillian Wylie Pdf

This edited volume focuses on charting the rise of neo-abolitionism and offering a critique of the idea, its logics and consequences. A model of state policy which aims to abolish prostitution through legislation, Neo-abolitionism criminalises the buyer of sex but not the seller. It is currently law in Sweden and other Nordic states and dominates the framing of policy debates in many other Western liberal contexts. Pressure for adoption of this policy has come from radical feminists who understand prostitution and sex trafficking as a form of violence against women. This volume argues that this convergence between radical feminism and state’s interests arises from the emergence of, on the one hand, ‘governance feminism’ which seeks to have its ideals implemented through ‘top-down sovereigntist means’, and on the other hand, state’s interests in legitimising stricter border controls and law enforcement responses in relation to transnational organised criminality, ‘illegal’ migration, and security. Based around a series of country case studies each chapter will explore the politics surrounding the emergence of neo-abolitionism and its trajectory through those polities, whether the paradigm has been adopted, rejected or is still under debate. The volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Social and Public Policy, Gender and Women’s Studies, Politics and International Relations and Critical Legal Studies/Criminology.

Author : Eilis Ward,Gillian Wylie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317370123

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Feminism, Prostitution and the State by Eilis Ward,Gillian Wylie Pdf

This edited volume focuses on charting the rise of neo-abolitionism and offering a critique of the idea, its logics and consequences. A model of state policy which aims to abolish prostitution through legislation, Neo-abolitionism criminalises the buyer of sex but not the seller. It is currently law in Sweden and other Nordic states and dominates the framing of policy debates in many other Western liberal contexts. Pressure for adoption of this policy has come from radical feminists who understand prostitution and sex trafficking as a form of violence against women. This volume argues that this convergence between radical feminism and state’s interests arises from the emergence of, on the one hand, ‘governance feminism’ which seeks to have its ideals implemented through ‘top-down sovereigntist means’, and on the other hand, state’s interests in legitimising stricter border controls and law enforcement responses in relation to transnational organised criminality, ‘illegal’ migration, and security. Based around a series of country case studies each chapter will explore the politics surrounding the emergence of neo-abolitionism and its trajectory through those polities, whether the paradigm has been adopted, rejected or is still under debate. The volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of Social and Public Policy, Gender and Women’s Studies, Politics and International Relations and Critical Legal Studies/Criminology.

Author : Joyce Outshoorn
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 0521540690

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The Politics of Prostitution by Joyce Outshoorn Pdf

The most effective way to deal with prostitution has always been hotly debated by governments and women s movements alike. Feminists want it abolished or regulated as sex work; governments have to safeguard public health and order. This book shows how women s movements in Western Europe, North America and Australia have affected politics on prostitution and trafficking of women since the 1970s, asking what made them successful in some countries but a failure in others. It also assesses whether government institutions to advance the status of women - so-called women s policy agencies - have played a key role in achieving policy outcomes favourable to movement demands. Written by an international team of experts and based on original sources, all chapters follow the same framework to ensure comparability. The final chapter offers an overall comparison identifying what makes women s movements successful and women s agencies effective, presenting the case for state feminism .

Author : Maggie O'Neill
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745668109

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Prostitution and Feminism by Maggie O'Neill Pdf

Feminists have long differed in their view of prostitution. While some regard it as a classic form of exploitation and degradation, others offer a more sympathetic interpretation of women's involvement in the sex industry. In this important new book, Maggie O'Neill seeks to explore the theoretical debates on prostitution and the relevance of these to the everyday lived experiences of women working on the streets. Based upon her own ethnographic research - defined as ethno-mimesis - the author seeks to undermine and demystify stereotypical images of prostitutes. She explores the narratives offered by prostitutes themselves, as well as other forms of their representation in film, art and photography, and shows how these various mediums may be used to shed light on the socio-economic processes and structures which lead women into prostitution. These personal accounts produce what O'Neill refers to as 'a politics of feeling', which, she argues, may be used to transform attitudes, policy and practice in relation to female prostitution. By relating these individual experiences to critical feminist theory, the book deepens our understanding of the phenomenon of prostitution in contemporary society. The book will be of particular interest to students and scholars in gender studies, feminist theory and sociology.

Author : Gary Goertz,Amy G. Mazur
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521897769

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Politics, Gender, and Concepts by Gary Goertz,Amy G. Mazur Pdf

A critique of concepts has been central to feminist scholarship since its inception. However, while gender scholars have identified the analytical gaps in existing social science concepts, few have systematically mapped out a gendered approach to issues in political analysis and theory development. This volume addresses this important gap in the literature by exploring the methodology of concept construction and critique, which is a crucial step to disciplined empirical analysis, research design, causal explanations, and testing hypotheses. Leading gender and politics scholars use a common framework to discuss methodological issues in some of the core concepts of feminist research in political science, including representation, democracy, welfare state governance, and political participation. This is an invaluable work for researchers and students in women's studies and political science.

Author : Rebecca Whisnant,Christine Stark
Publisher : Spinifex Press
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Law
ISBN : 1876756497

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Not for Sale by Rebecca Whisnant,Christine Stark Pdf

Prostitution and pornography are linked with racism and male dominance as well as with imperialism, militarism (including torture) and global corporate culture. The result is devastating harm for women and children within these industries. Subjected to physical and psychological violence - poverty, drug addiction and homelessness are their usual companions. With its mix of personal stories, theory, research, testimony, and accounts of current activism, Not For Sale will be an invaluable resource for all those seeking to inform themselves about the realities of the sex business and will serve to strengthen and broaden feminist resistance to pornography and prostitution.

Author : Catharine A. MacKinnon
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 0674896467

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Toward a Feminist Theory of the State by Catharine A. MacKinnon Pdf

Presents the author's analysis of politics, sexuality and the law from the perspective of women. Using the debate over Marxism and feminism as a point of departure, MacKinnon develops a theory of gender centred on sexual subordination and applies it to the State.

Author : Julia Roos
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472117345

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Weimar Through the Lens of Gender by Julia Roos Pdf

DIVExploring the social and political struggles over prostitution reform in the Weimar Republic/div

Author : Sharron A. FitzGerald,Kathryn McGarry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1786603942

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Realising Justice for Sex Workers by Sharron A. FitzGerald,Kathryn McGarry Pdf

In the past two decades, feminist politics on prostitution has become more polarised and ideological. On the one hand, those on the radical spectrum of feminist politics have fought long and hard to criminalise sex purchase with the intention of ultimately abolishing prostitution. Other feminists have lobbied the state to recognise and institutionalise sex workers' human rights. The collection is both a critical intervention in and a re-orientation of the schism in contemporary feminist prostitution politics. Contributors will use this schism as a platform from which to challenge current debates, and 'think' an alternative sex worker-centred politics for social justice. By placing sex workers' lived experiences of prostitution at the centre of the conversation, the book rejects the hegemony of neo-abolitionism as the solution to the 'problem' of sex work. The book brings international, trans-disciplinary scholars together to address a rights-based agenda for sex work law and policy and consequently for sex workers' lives. This collection offers an invaluable resource on the subject of how sex workers experience injustices and how we can mitigate this globally through a transformative vision of social justice.

Author : Molly Smith,Juno Mac
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781786633606

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Revolting Prostitutes by Molly Smith,Juno Mac Pdf

How the law harms sex workers—and what they want instead Do you have to endorse prostitution in order to support sex worker rights? Should clients be criminalized, and can the police deliver justice? In Revolting Prostitutes, sex workers Juno Mac and Molly Smith bring a fresh perspective to questions that have long been contentious. Speaking from a growing global sex worker rights movement, and situating their argument firmly within wider questions of migration, work, feminism, and resistance to white supremacy, they make it clear that anyone committed to working towards justice and freedom should be in support of the sex worker rights movement.

Author : Judith R. Walkowitz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1982-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0521270642

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Prostitution and Victorian Society by Judith R. Walkowitz Pdf

A study of alliances between prostitutes and femminists and their clashes with medical authorities and police.

Author : Wannapa Leerasiri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Feminism
ISBN : OCLC:271702463

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State Feminism in Thailand by Wannapa Leerasiri Pdf

Author : Kathleen Barry
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780814712771

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The Prostitution of Sexuality by Kathleen Barry Pdf

Barry (sociology, Pennsylvania State U.) considers sexual exploitation a political condition and thus the foundation of women's subordination and the base from which discrimination against women is constructed. She argues for the need to integrate the struggle against sexual exploitation in prostitution into broader feminist struggles and to place it, as one of several connected issues, in the forefront of the feminist agenda. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Kat Banyard
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780571278244

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Pimp State by Kat Banyard Pdf

Never before have prostitution, strip clubs and pornography been as profitable, widely used or embedded in mainstream culture as they are today. How society should respond to the rise of the sex trade is shaping up to be one of the Twenty-First Century's big questions. Should it be legal to pay for sex? Isn't it a woman's choice whether she strips for money? Could online porn warping the attitudes of a generation of boys? An increasingly popular set of answers maintains that prostitution is just work, porn is fantasy, demand is inevitable; so fully legalise the sex trade and it can be made safe. Kat Banyard contends that these are profoundly dangerous myths. Sexual consent is not a commodity, objectification and abuse are inherent to prostitution, and the sex trade poses a grave threat to the struggle for women's equality.Skilfully weaving together first-hand investigation, interviews and the latest research, Pimp State powerfully argues that sex trade myth-makers will find themselves on the wrong side of history.

Author : Rebecca MF Hewer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030749545

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Sex-Work, Prostitution and Policy by Rebecca MF Hewer Pdf

The topic of sex-work/prostitution has long generated contentious debate, particularly within the broad church of feminism. This antagonism is reflected in UK policy debates, which are further complicated by their enactment in spaces of neoliberal hegemony. This book analyses the plurality of narratives which contribute to Westminster sex-work/prostitution policy debates and subsequently seeks to situate them within the social and political conditions of their production. Hewer illustrates that contemporary sex-work/prostitution debates are constituted through a complex entanglement of ideologically hybrid perspectives, which variously challenge and ingrain extant relations of power. Moreover, by drawing on a range of feminist and other critical social theories, Hewer offers a way to think differently about both sex-work/prostitution debates and sex-work/prostitution itself. The book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students from across the social sciences with an interest in the language used to talk about sex-work and prostitution in policy debates.