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9781138945401: Feminism, Prostitution and the State: The Politics of Neo-Abolitionism
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ISBN 10: 1138945404 ISBN 13: 9781138945401
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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.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Gillian Wylie is Assistant Professor of International Peace Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Eilís Ward is Lecturer in the School of Political Science and Sociology NUIG, Galway, Republic of Ireland.

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Editore
Routledge
Data di pubblicazione
2017
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1138945404
ISBN 13 
9781138945401
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
172
Redattore
Ward Eilis, Wylie Gillian
Contatto del produttore
Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis
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