Routledge International Handbook of Sex Industry Research

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Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series Page......Page 3 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Notes on contributors......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 21 Introduction......Page 22 Knowledge production at the interstices of research and advocacy......Page 25 Context matters......Page 27 Organization and scope of the book......Page 29 Theories......Page 32 Methods......Page 35 Confronting and overcoming challenges......Page 39 References......Page 43 PART I: The research enterprise......Page 48 Key themes in existing literature......Page 50 Chapter overview......Page 51 Future directions......Page 52 References......Page 53 Introduction......Page 54 Conclusion......Page 60 References......Page 61 Introduction......Page 63 Project background......Page 64 Dominant trafficking narratives: ideology, research, and policy......Page 65 Reflexivity and intersectionality in research design......Page 67 Reflexivity and intersectionality in data collection and analysis......Page 69 Policy recommendations......Page 70 Conclusion......Page 71 Notes......Page 72 References......Page 73 Introduction......Page 76 Laying out the bones: structure and technique in the autobiographies......Page 77 Adding flesh to the bones: analyzing the autobiographies......Page 80 Sheila’s gift: communication, power, and a subjectivity of her own......Page 86 References......Page 87 Introduction......Page 89 The study context......Page 90 Socio-demographic characteristics of the prostituted minors......Page 91 Practical challenges......Page 94 Implications and conclusion......Page 96 References......Page 98 Action research and participatory methodology in sex work research......Page 101 The Peer Education Project with Sex Workers (PREVIH)......Page 102 Concluding thoughts......Page 108 References......Page 109 Introduction......Page 111 The law’s impact on sex work......Page 112 Participatory action research in the sex industry......Page 113 Conclusion: ‘failure’ as knowledge towards useful policy and practice......Page 119 References......Page 120 PART II: Socio-legal practices......Page 124 Key themes in existing literature......Page 126 Chapter overview......Page 127 References......Page 128 Introduction: the enduring entanglement of prostitution and the state......Page 130 Themes in the analysis of prostitution policy......Page 131 Challenges to prostitution policy......Page 136 Breaking through the contain-and-control cycle: towards collaborative governance in prostitution policy......Page 138 References......Page 140 Indoor red-light districts......Page 143 Commonalities across red-light districts......Page 144 Key differences across the three districts......Page 147 Conclusion......Page 154 Notes......Page 156 References......Page 157 Introduction......Page 159 The New Zealand context......Page 160 Sex worker organising in New Zealand......Page 161 The campaign for decriminalisation......Page 162 The Prostitution Reform Act......Page 163 Sex worker organising in a decriminalised context......Page 165 Why is New Zealand different?......Page 166 References......Page 167 The colonial roots of sex work in Nigeria......Page 169 Regulation of sex work in colonial Nigeria......Page 171 Sex work in contemporary Nigeria......Page 172 References......Page 174 Introduction......Page 176 Framing data and research on exiting prostitution......Page 177 Findings: the process of leaving prostitution......Page 178 Discussion......Page 184 Notes......Page 185 References......Page 186 Introduction......Page 188 Challenges faced by Johannesburg sex workers......Page 190 Factors contributing to sex workers’ resilience......Page 191 Building on sex workers’ strengths to foster resilience......Page 195 References......Page 197 PART III: Global knowledge flows......Page 200 Key themes in existing literature......Page 202 Future directions......Page 204 References......Page 205 Introduction......Page 207 The Americas......Page 208 Europe......Page 210 Africa......Page 213 Concluding thoughts......Page 215 References......Page 216 Introduction......Page 219 The anti-trafficking movement in Argentina: competing symbols and narratives......Page 222 The trafficking-disappearance narrative: the “desaparecidas en democracia”......Page 223 Final reflections......Page 226 Notes......Page 228 References......Page 229 Introduction......Page 232 Sex work in Nepal......Page 233 Findings......Page 235 Conclusion......Page 239 References......Page 240 Introduction......Page 243 Evolution of Izwi Lethu......Page 244 Ethical considerations......Page 248 Conclusion......Page 249 References......Page 250 Introduction......Page 251 Setting the scene: from the nuisance of visibility to concerns about vulnerability and victimisation......Page 252 Constructing the problem of childhood sexual exploitation......Page 255 Rendering youth prostitution unspeakable: a crisis of legitimacy in public institutions and child abuse......Page 259 Conclusion......Page 260 References......Page 261 Introduction......Page 263 The case at hand......Page 264 Seeing trafficking......Page 266 Basic economics......Page 268 Ambulation and prostitution......Page 269 References......Page 270 Introduction......Page 271 War machine and the state feminism......Page 272 The neo-abolitionist project and its bedfellow......Page 274 Multitude of sex workers......Page 277 Conclusion......Page 280 References......Page 281 PART IV: Families and intimate relationships......Page 284 Key themes in existing literature......Page 286 Future directions......Page 287 References......Page 288 Beyond work–family border theory......Page 290 Work–life boundaries in the sex industry......Page 291 Managing work–life boundaries......Page 292 Concluding thoughts......Page 301 References......Page 302 Introduction......Page 304 Sex work and economic crises......Page 305 Changes in intimate relations......Page 307 Fractures in kinship relationships......Page 309 Concluding thoughts......Page 311 References......Page 312 Introduction......Page 314 All in the family: sex and silence......Page 316 How much does it cost to keep a secret?......Page 317 Pillow talk?......Page 318 (Ab)negation and guilt: all for them (but secretly)......Page 319 Concluding thoughts......Page 321 References......Page 323 Introduction......Page 325 Transnational mothering and familial care......Page 326 The Danish migration and prostitution regimes......Page 327 Khem: physical distance and emotional presence......Page 328 Nee: physical presence and emotional absence......Page 331 Conclusion......Page 333 Notes......Page 334 References......Page 335 Introduction......Page 337 The genealogy of gay men’s sex tourism......Page 338 Intersecting desire for authenticity of intimacy/place......Page 339 Going back to the hometown: misinterpreting intimacy......Page 341 Instrumentalising intimacy to approach the authenticity of the place......Page 342 References......Page 343 PART V: Clients......Page 346 Key themes in existing literature......Page 348 Chapter overview......Page 349 References......Page 350 Introduction......Page 352 Scenes from the field......Page 354 (Homo)sexuality......Page 358 Notes......Page 360 References......Page 361 Introduction......Page 363 Motivations to buy sex......Page 365 Barriers to buying sex......Page 367 Conclusion......Page 371 References......Page 372 The End Demand campaign......Page 373 Image and reality......Page 374 The image as juggernaut......Page 378 Coercion and poverty......Page 382 References......Page 384 Introduction......Page 387 Cultural traits and sexuality in Igbo culture......Page 388 Modernity and emerging views on sexuality in Igbo culture......Page 390 Patterns of sex worker–client relationships......Page 393 Discussion......Page 395 References......Page 398 Introduction......Page 400 Why do men patronize hostess bars?......Page 401 Independent masculinities and hostess bar patronage......Page 403 Clientelism and hostess bar patronage......Page 404 Concluding thoughts......Page 406 Note......Page 407 PART VI: Third parties......Page 408 Key themes in existing literature......Page 410 Chapter overview......Page 411 References......Page 412 Introduction......Page 414 Babado: sexual economies, multiplicity, and the absence of pimps......Page 415 The fabrication of Jenny, the proxeneta (madam)......Page 417 Carmelo’s brothel: women, houses, and families......Page 418 Concluding thoughts......Page 421 Notes......Page 422 References......Page 423 Introduction......Page 426 Shifting the frame: from sexual exploitation to labour exploitation......Page 427 Labour exploitation in the sex industry: examples from Europe and Central Asia......Page 428 Correlation between criminalisation and exploitation......Page 430 Sex workers against exploitation......Page 432 Conclusions......Page 434 References......Page 435 Introduction......Page 439 Findings......Page 441 Conclusion......Page 447 Notes......Page 448 References......Page 449 Introduction......Page 452 Community-based research on the Northside......Page 453 Sex trading and third parties in the Northside......Page 454 Why does the Northside matter? Reflections and conclusions......Page 460 References......Page 461 Ethics in counselling psychology and ethical reasoning......Page 464 Experiences and challenges at the IOM Rehabilitation Centre......Page 466 References......Page 469 PART VII: Cultural representations......Page 470 Key themes in existing literature......Page 472 References......Page 474 Introduction......Page 476 References......Page 482 Introduction......Page 483 The process......Page 485 Vila Mimosa......Page 487 Reflections on collaboration and participation......Page 493 References......Page 496 Chapter 46: Fictions of selling sex: new literatures of queer sex work......Page 498 References......Page 505 The colonial roots of sex trade in Nigeria......Page 506 The origins of international sex trade in colonial Nigeria......Page 507 The Cross River–Gold Coast cross-border sex work trade......Page 509 Trans-national sex work in contemporary Nigeria......Page 510 References......Page 514 Introduction......Page 516 Approaching the canon: attempting to get a grip on the Ripper literature......Page 517 The “whodunnit perspective”......Page 518 From a “Jack of all trades” to a “Jack for all seasons”: the “what-does-this-mirror” approach......Page 520 “Jack’s women” as accessories after the fiction......Page 521 “Down on whores”: considering representations of Jack the Ripper’s victims......Page 523 References......Page 524 Introduction......Page 526 Case study 1: Lily Nutchada (Empower Foundation) presents to the School of Women’s Studies at Chiang Mai University, Thailand (September 2014)......Page 527 Case study 2: Jules Kim (Scarlet Alliance) interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Lateline (March 2015)......Page 530 Discussion......Page 534 Conclusion......Page 535 References......Page 536 Stigma, discrimination, and sex work......Page 537 Media and structural stigma......Page 538 The socio-legal climate surrounding sex work in Australia......Page 539 Australian media representations of the Connelly and Meagher murders......Page 540 Discussion......Page 544 References......Page 545 PART VIII: Technologies......Page 548 Key themes in existing literature......Page 550 Chapter overview......Page 551 References......Page 552 Introduction and research methods......Page 554 Fluidity and postmodern online sex work......Page 556 Online spaces and marketing strategies......Page 557 Networking, peer support and advocacy......Page 560 Policing online sex work......Page 561 Conclusion......Page 562 Notes......Page 563 References......Page 564 Introduction......Page 565 Technologies and sex work support services......Page 566 Justice-oriented ecologies......Page 567 Understanding the ecology......Page 568 National Ugly Mugs......Page 569 Girls Are Proud/Male Action Project......Page 570 Working towards justice-oriented ecologies......Page 571 Reflecting on justice-oriented ecologies......Page 572 Conclusions......Page 574 References......Page 575 Introduction......Page 577 Technology-mediated sexual services in context......Page 578 Risks and opportunities......Page 580 Diversification of sexual services......Page 582 Regulating technology-mediated sexual services......Page 585 Conclusion......Page 587 References......Page 588 Introduction......Page 590 Voices from the ground in India: evidence from a phenomenological exploration......Page 591 Concluding thoughts......Page 595 References......Page 596 Introduction......Page 598 Voicing sex, voicing care, voicing gender......Page 599 Conclusion......Page 602 References......Page 603 Introduction......Page 605 The whore gaze......Page 606 The limited landscape of representation: trafficking and other discourses......Page 607 Sex worker-created media......Page 609 Discussion: why should anyone care that sex workers make films?......Page 614 References......Page 616 Index......Page 619