Realising Justice for Sex Workers

An Agenda for Change

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

AvSharron A. FitzGerald,Kathryn McGarry,Sharron A. Fitzgerald,Sharron A. FitzGerald,Kathryn McGarry

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-08-16
Mått152 x 227 x 17 mm
Vikt408 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor270
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781786603951

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Foreword, Kate McGrew / Social Justice through an Agenda for Change: An Introduction, Kathryn McGarry and Sharron A. FitzGerald / 1. Racism, Xenophobia and Hegemonic Masculinity: The Nordic Model of Criminalising the Purchase of Sex, Jay Levy / 2. The Impact of Criminalisation on Indoor Sex Workers in England and Wales and the Need for Legislative Change, Billie Lister / 3. Feminists, Step Back! (Re)centring and Supporting Sex Workers’ Political Projects, Samantha Majic / 4. Selling Sex: What Influences or Displaces Perceptions of Agency?, Jane Dodsworth / 5. Universities as Spaces of Sexual Diversity: Students Engaged in Sex Work in Amsterdam, Marie-Louise Janssen / 6. Examining and Challenging the Everyday Power Relations Affecting Sex Workers’ Health / Pippa Grenfell, Lucy Platt and Luca Stevenson / 7. Decriminalisation and Social Justice: A Public Health Perspective on Sex Work, Gillian Abel / 8. Turning Perspectives on Migrant Sex Workers Inside Out: From the Current Criminalisation and Victimisation to

Through the lens of social rather than criminal justice, this lively collection of essays asks questions about how the rights of sex workers can be realised, with the ambition of finding real possibilities for positive social change. Embedding the needs, choices, circumstances and experiences of sex workers in everyday institutions, policies and services, the task ahead to achieve full citizenship is made clear. Calling for an Agenda for Change, these authors showcase exciting new empirical work which moves the focus from the individual sex worker to broader conditions we all should be privy to in a civilised society. The topics covered embrace a whole range of issues: equality; governance; legislation; migration; gender; rights and racism.

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