Sex Work and the Politics of Space
Case Studies of Sex Workers in Argentina and Ecuador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5933487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica Van Meir (Duke University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 42 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci6020042 |
| OpenAlex | W2605448111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 38 |
While many studies examine how different legal approaches to prostitution affect sex workers' living and working conditions, few studies analyze how sex workers' physical workspaces and the policies regulating these spaces influence sex work conditions. Based on interviews with 109 current or former sex workers, 13 civil society representatives, 12 government officials, and 5 other actors in Ecuador and Argentina, this study describes sex workers' uses of urban space in the two countries and compares how they experience and respond to government regulation of locations of prostitution. Argentina and Ecuador took different approaches to regulating sex work space, which appear to reflect different political ideologies towards prostitution. Sex workers expressed different individual preferences for spaces, and government limitation of these spaces represented one of their major concerns. The results illuminate how sex workers' workspaces influence their working conditions and suggest that governments should consider sex worker preferences in establishing policies that affect their workspaces. Abstracto: Mientras que muchos estudios examinan cómo las diferentes estrategias legales respecto a la prostitución afectan las condiciones de trabajo y de vida de las y los trabajadores sexuales, pocos estudios analizan cómo los espacios de trabajo físicos de las y los trabajadores sexuales y las políticas que regulan estos espacios influyen en las condiciones del trabajo sexual. Este estudio, basado en entrevistas con 109 trabajadores sexuales actuales o anteriores, 13 representantes de la sociedad civil, 12 funcionarios gubernamentales y otros 5 actores en Ecuador y Argentina, describe los usos del espacio urbano por parte de las y los trabajadores sexuales en los dos países y compara cómo experimentan y responden a la regulación gubernamental de lugares de prostitución. Argentina y Ecuador adoptaron diferentes estrategias para regular los espacios de trabajo sexual, las cuales parecen reflejar diferentes ideologías políticas hacia la prostitución. Las y los trabajadores sexuales expresaron diferentes preferencias individuales por los espacios, y la limitación gubernamental de estos espacios representó una de sus principales preocupaciones. Los resultados ilustran cómo los espacios de trabajo de las y los trabajadores sexuales influyen en sus condiciones de trabajo, y sugieren que los gobiernos deben considerar sus preferencias en el establecimiento de políticas que afectan sus espacios de trabajo
Affect (linguistics · Art · Government (linguistics · Humanities · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Population · Sex work · Sex workers · Sociology · Urban space · Demography · Gender Studies · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Law · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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The Negotiation of Space Among Sex Workers in Cebu City, the Philippines
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Ambivalent Regulation
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The Mythology of Prostitution
Is Your House a Brothel? Prostitution Policy, Provision of Sex Services from Home, and the Maintenance of Respectable Domesticity
Victimization in Off-Street Sex Industry Work
Trafficking for Prostitution in Italy
A Comparison of Pimp- and Non-Pimp-Controlled Women
Pimp-Controlled Prostitution
When (Some) Prostitution is Legal
Out of sight, out of mind? Prostitution policy and the health, well-being and safety of home-based sex workers
Incorporating Sex Workers into the Argentine Labor Movement
Nocturnal Rights to the City
Time, space, and the authorisation of sex premises in London and Sydney
Sex Worker Victimization, Modes of Working, and Location in New South Wales, Australia
Planning for Sex in the City
Red‐light districts and Toleration Zones
Planning, Law, and Sexuality
The Role of Brothels in Reducing HIV Risk in Sonagachi, India
Brokers and the Earnings of Female Sex Workers in India
Making space for sex work
Noxious Neighbours? Interrogating the Impacts of Sex Premises in Residential Areas
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |