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Sex Workers Are the Experts of Their Own Experiences

Taccari, Maria Giulia LU (2022) MRSM15 20221
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
In this thesis, a participatory approach was used to privilege the opinions of sex workers regarding the effects of the Swedish prostitution policy. Since 1999, Sweden has criminalized only the purchase of sex, thus, this research studied the impact on sex workers, who are seen as victims by the law. The debate on the matter is extremely polarized, therefore, sex workers have been of fundamental help to unpack, examine and evaluate the feminist abolitionist discourse and the Swedish model. Their experiences and assessments were collected through interviews, informal talks, and participant observation and were then analyzed through a thematic analysis. This study highlighted the negative consequences that the Neo-Abolitionist approach has... (More)
In this thesis, a participatory approach was used to privilege the opinions of sex workers regarding the effects of the Swedish prostitution policy. Since 1999, Sweden has criminalized only the purchase of sex, thus, this research studied the impact on sex workers, who are seen as victims by the law. The debate on the matter is extremely polarized, therefore, sex workers have been of fundamental help to unpack, examine and evaluate the feminist abolitionist discourse and the Swedish model. Their experiences and assessments were collected through interviews, informal talks, and participant observation and were then analyzed through a thematic analysis. This study highlighted the negative consequences that the Neo-Abolitionist approach has caused, by showing that sex workers are de facto criminalized. The law produces detrimental effects on their living and working conditions exacerbating harm. In short, Sweden fails to protect and support sex workers therefore new solutions are needed to guarantee the full realization
of their human rights, including labor rights. (Less)
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author
Taccari, Maria Giulia LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Assessing Swedish Prostitution Policy with Sex Workers Maria Giulia
course
MRSM15 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Sexköpslagen, Sex Workers, Sex Work, Prostitution, Sweden, Sex Purchase Act, Swedish Model, Neo-Abolitionism, Human Rights, Sex Workers' Rights, Participatory Action Research, Thematic Analysis.
language
English
id
9094630
date added to LUP
2022-09-05 12:06:19
date last changed
2022-09-05 12:06:19
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  abstract     = {{In this thesis, a participatory approach was used to privilege the opinions of sex workers regarding the effects of the Swedish prostitution policy. Since 1999, Sweden has criminalized only the purchase of sex, thus, this research studied the impact on sex workers, who are seen as victims by the law. The debate on the matter is extremely polarized, therefore, sex workers have been of fundamental help to unpack, examine and evaluate the feminist abolitionist discourse and the Swedish model. Their experiences and assessments were collected through interviews, informal talks, and participant observation and were then analyzed through a thematic analysis. This study highlighted the negative consequences that the Neo-Abolitionist approach has caused, by showing that sex workers are de facto criminalized. The law produces detrimental effects on their living and working conditions exacerbating harm. In short, Sweden fails to protect and support sex workers therefore new solutions are needed to guarantee the full realization
of their human rights, including labor rights.}},
  author       = {{Taccari, Maria Giulia}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sex Workers Are the Experts of Their Own Experiences}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}