Do Feminists Need an Economic Sociology of Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11448483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prabha Kotiswaran (0000-0001-7990-1204, King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-136 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-323X • E-ISSN: 1467-6478 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2013.00615.x |
| OpenAlex | W2138387806 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
Feminist legal scholars have long exposed the mutually constitutive relationship between the market and the social sphere, particularly, of the family, as mediated by the state. A peculiar division of labour has emerged in American feminist legal theorizing on the market in the context of care work, on the one hand, and sex work on the other. Care is valorized, thus entrenching the family‐market dichotomy while the sex‐work debates view the market as a source of harm and violence and therefore to be eliminated from the social. This produces a problematic feminist understanding of the market and generates legal reforms that produce unintended consequences for women themselves. The article offers an economic sociology of law pursued in legal ethnographic terms as a way of revitalizing contemporary feminist legal thought on the market and, indeed, the economy, illustrating its use in the context of international anti‐trafficking law and transnational surrogacy
Care work · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Division of labour · Family law · Feminism · Feminist Legal Theory · Harm · Political science · Sociology · Unintended consequences · Work (physics · Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies · Gender Studies · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Law · Sex work and related issues
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.73 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |