Local and global forces at play on the Kenyan beaches: An intersectional study of power dynamics in sex tourism
(2024) STVK12 20241Department of Political Science
- Abstract
- This research aims to provide an analytical framework to bring awareness to the complex nature of sex tourism and the actors involved through the analysis of the many power dynamics at play, both at an interpersonal and structural level. It looks through the lens of intersectionality, while utilizing concepts from debates in feminist theory on sex work and critical tourism studies. This to further conceptualize it and put it in the interconnected and complex setting it lives in. This study is a qualitative content analysis of the reporting on the issue from the local Kenyan media. The findings show that the different power dynamics at play are heavily connected with each other and form a web of forces one must navigate through. The most... (More)
- This research aims to provide an analytical framework to bring awareness to the complex nature of sex tourism and the actors involved through the analysis of the many power dynamics at play, both at an interpersonal and structural level. It looks through the lens of intersectionality, while utilizing concepts from debates in feminist theory on sex work and critical tourism studies. This to further conceptualize it and put it in the interconnected and complex setting it lives in. This study is a qualitative content analysis of the reporting on the issue from the local Kenyan media. The findings show that the different power dynamics at play are heavily connected with each other and form a web of forces one must navigate through. The most dominant power of all was found to be the financial incentive, whether in the context of the individual or the societal. (Less)
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- author
- Leijonflycht, Alexandra LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- STVK12 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Sex tourism, Tourism, Globalization, Intersectionality, Agency, Prostitution, Power dynamics, Kenyan media
- language
- English
- id
- 9156276
- date added to LUP
- 2024-07-18 13:53:15
- date last changed
- 2024-07-18 13:53:15
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