Denmark

Jeanett Bjønness, Marlene Spanger

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    Abstract

    Prostitution occupies a prominent position on public and political agendas, both nationally and internationally. A topic of concern and interest within social and academic realms, it is a highly moralised, contested issue that is at the centre of heated and drawn-out debates.

    With each chapter dedicated to a separate country and written by a national authority on the subject, Assessing European Prostitution Policies seeks to explore how prostitution is regulated in 21 European countries, thus drawing out important implications for an effective and humane prostitution policy. Indeed, this innovative volume brings together systematic accounts of how national and local forms of governance influence the commercial market for sex as well as the lives of sex workers and third parties. All chapters cover the history of prostitution policy, national laws regulating prostitution, policy formulation and implementation, the national discourse on prostitution, the gap between national and local regulation, the impact of policy on the lives and rights of sex workers, and sex worker advocacy organizations. In addition to this, the authors examine and highlight how immigration, labour, fiscal and welfare law have as much impact on the sex trade as designated prostitution law.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication Assessing Prostitution Policies in Europe
    EditorsSynnøve Jahnsen, Hendrik Wagner
    Number of pages15
    Place of PublicationOxon
    PublisherRoutledge
    Publication date2017
    Pages153-168
    Chapter10
    ISBN (Print)9781138224919
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    SeriesInterdisciplinary studies in sex for sale
    Number3

    Keywords

    • prostitution
    • policies
    • law
    • Europe
    • migration
    • sex work
    • human trafficking

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