Contents: Introduction What is prostitution policy? The Nordic context What is a "knowna (TM... more Contents: Introduction What is prostitution policy? The Nordic context What is a "knowna (TM) about prostitution in the Nordic countries? Regulating prostitution through social welfare policies Regulating prostitution through criminal justice policies Nordic prostitution policies in context References Index.
ABSTRACT The article describes and analyzes debates on prostitution policies in Norway from 1970 ... more ABSTRACT The article describes and analyzes debates on prostitution policies in Norway from 1970 until the introduction of a ban against the purchase of sexual services in 2009. Throughout these decades, it has varied whether prostitution as such, that is in principle, has been considered a problem and if so, whether it has been seen as predominantly a legal or a social problem. In some periods, only particular forms of prostitution have been considered problematic, while prostitution as such has not been considered in need of legal intervention. In other periods, prostitution per se has been considered the problem, and in these periods attempts to differentiate between different forms of prostitution have been resisted. The coming together of the pragmatic and principled concerns of various political actors was an important reason for the actual passing of the legal reform criminalizing the purchase of sexual services. The effective coming together of principled and practical concerns must be simultaneously understood in the context of other developments, both locally, nationally, and internationally.
Contents: Introduction What is prostitution policy? The Nordic context What is a "knowna (TM... more Contents: Introduction What is prostitution policy? The Nordic context What is a "knowna (TM) about prostitution in the Nordic countries? Regulating prostitution through social welfare policies Regulating prostitution through criminal justice policies Nordic prostitution policies in context References Index.
ABSTRACT The article describes and analyzes debates on prostitution policies in Norway from 1970 ... more ABSTRACT The article describes and analyzes debates on prostitution policies in Norway from 1970 until the introduction of a ban against the purchase of sexual services in 2009. Throughout these decades, it has varied whether prostitution as such, that is in principle, has been considered a problem and if so, whether it has been seen as predominantly a legal or a social problem. In some periods, only particular forms of prostitution have been considered problematic, while prostitution as such has not been considered in need of legal intervention. In other periods, prostitution per se has been considered the problem, and in these periods attempts to differentiate between different forms of prostitution have been resisted. The coming together of the pragmatic and principled concerns of various political actors was an important reason for the actual passing of the legal reform criminalizing the purchase of sexual services. The effective coming together of principled and practical concerns must be simultaneously understood in the context of other developments, both locally, nationally, and internationally.
This is a Scandinavian Language report from the research project "Prostitution in the Nordic Regi... more This is a Scandinavian Language report from the research project "Prostitution in the Nordic Region" undertaken in 2007-2008 With funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers and NIKK. The Nordic country cases are presented in different sections of the report. Charlotta Holmström and I were project managers and edited the report, but the case studies were in edition done by a series of Noric scholars that were mainly already established prostitution scholars.
Rape and other forms of sexual violence are currently high on public agendas throughout the Nordi... more Rape and other forms of sexual violence are currently high on public agendas throughout the Nordic region, especially in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and legislative changes are debated or already on the way. We are further witnessing a new openness among victims to share their experiences through social and news media, and a general strengthening of service provision and prevention strategies. All in all ideas about rape and sexual violence and appropriate responses to these issues seem to be changing in interesting ways in this region. While changes are happening also elsewhere in Europe, there are reasons to consider ongoing changes within the Nordic region as related and linked to broader regional developments in terms of penal cultures, welfare state retraction and expansion, gender equality policies and public-private partnerships. At the same time, there are differences between the Nordic countries when it comes to rape and other forms of sexual violence linked to both different genealogies of legislations and politics on sexual violence and norms pertaining to sexuality, gender and state-citizen relations. On this background, the book will shed light on the phenomenon and construction of rape and sexual violence within the Nordic region, as well as on how they are dealt with through social policies and in legal systems. The aim is to fertilize both the international scholarship on sexual violence and the scholarship on the Nordic region. To be able to achieve this, the editors seek contributions from various disciplines, such as criminology, sociology, psychology, law, social anthropology, gender studies, cultural studies and political science that address rape and other forms of sexual violence. The book invites chapters that explore topics such as the extent and character of rape in the region, victim as well as offender perspectives; methodological questions; issues of definitions and delineations and developments in law, policies and interventions in the Nordic countries. Target audience The book chapters will present original research on rape and sexual violence in the Nordic countries. The target audience is the research community, students on intermediate and advanced level courses, and policy makers and stakeholders. Timeline and deadlines The book will be published in early 2019 by a well renowned international publishing house. The editors have already contacted prospective publishers and will submit a book proposal once the abstract selection process is finalized.
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