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This edited volume focuses on charting the rise of neo-abolitionism
and offering a critique of the idea, its logics and consequences. A
model of state policy which aims to abolish prostitution through
legislation, Neo-abolitionism criminalises the buyer of sex but not
the seller. It is currently law in Sweden and other Nordic states
and dominates the framing of policy debates in many other Western
liberal contexts. Pressure for adoption of this policy has come
from radical feminists who understand prostitution and sex
trafficking as a form of violence against women. This volume argues
that this convergence between radical feminism and state's
interests arises from the emergence of, on the one hand,
'governance feminism' which seeks to have its ideals implemented
through 'top-down sovereigntist means', and on the other hand,
state's interests in legitimising stricter border controls and law
enforcement responses in relation to transnational organised
criminality, 'illegal' migration, and security. Based around a
series of country case studies each chapter will explore the
politics surrounding the emergence of neo-abolitionism and its
trajectory through those polities, whether the paradigm has been
adopted, rejected or is still under debate. The volume will be of
great interest to students and scholars of Social and Public
Policy, Gender and Women's Studies, Politics and International
Relations and Critical Legal Studies/Criminology.
This edited volume focuses on charting the rise of neo-abolitionism
and offering a critique of the idea, its logics and consequences. A
model of state policy which aims to abolish prostitution through
legislation, Neo-abolitionism criminalises the buyer of sex but not
the seller. It is currently law in Sweden and other Nordic states
and dominates the framing of policy debates in many other Western
liberal contexts. Pressure for adoption of this policy has come
from radical feminists who understand prostitution and sex
trafficking as a form of violence against women. This volume argues
that this convergence between radical feminism and state's
interests arises from the emergence of, on the one hand,
'governance feminism' which seeks to have its ideals implemented
through 'top-down sovereigntist means', and on the other hand,
state's interests in legitimising stricter border controls and law
enforcement responses in relation to transnational organised
criminality, 'illegal' migration, and security. Based around a
series of country case studies each chapter will explore the
politics surrounding the emergence of neo-abolitionism and its
trajectory through those polities, whether the paradigm has been
adopted, rejected or is still under debate. The volume will be of
great interest to students and scholars of Social and Public
Policy, Gender and Women's Studies, Politics and International
Relations and Critical Legal Studies/Criminology.
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Self (Paperback)
Eilis Ward
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R276
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This book argues that we have got it wrong in the West with our
belief in a 'self' that is autonomous and separate from others,
exemplified by the entrepreneurial self: always on, always positive
and always self-improving. This is the neoliberal self, a
particular creature of late capitalism. However, as argued here,
this view is harmful to us. It is the source of much of our
suffering. Proposing as an antidote a Zen Buddhist account of the
self, the book points to the possibility of true human liberation
and a kinder world for all. In Zen, the self is not separate from
others and our individual and collective suffering is intimately
bound together. The author, a social scientist and long-standing
Zen practitioner, draws on both personal experience and scholarly
insight to make her case. No prior knowledge of Buddhism or of
neoliberal thought is required of the reader - just a willingness
to let go of some preconceived ideas and a curiosity about a
different way of being.
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