Thank you for support! I wrote to Aftonbladet, and it seems like they are willing to publish the article without name and photo, that is with Ruby only!
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Ämne: Sv: Sign / debate article?
I agree it sounds strange. Do they want to present it as co-authored with the researcher or what?
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Ämne: Re: Sign / debate article?
This is so odd, why would they require a researcher, it is an article written by sex workers. I know at least Expressen has accepted anonymous articles by sex workers before.
Petra
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13 maj 2025 kl. 18:41 skrev Jenny Kronman <jenny.kronman(a)socwork.gu.se>:
Dear all,
I received a message from a sx worker from red umbrella Sweden about signing a debate article about the proposition to criminalise digital sx work in Sweden (its in Swedish) for Aftonbladet
Here is the link for the debate article (written by IDH, ChildX, Real stars etx) :
https://www.aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/Avwx75/organisationer-kraver-stark-skyd…
The answer to the article is the attached file. Ruby sent it to Aftonbladet and they responded that “if you have a researcher with picture and name we can publish it”.
Of course I would sing it myself, but I also feel that there might be senior researchers that have more knowledge and are more secure in the role to debate these issues.
Also, if you have any questions pls feel free to contact Ruby. Her email is in cc
Best
Jenny
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Dear all,
Wednesday the 22nd of January (at 12) we will meet on zoom to discuss FOSME-attendance at the conference in May, and FOSME-plans for Spring.
I attach three abstracts and one panel proposal. Great if you have time to read before the meeting so that we can give the authors constructive feedback.
See you Wednesday!
Best regards
Lotta
Hi all,
Because many cannot attend the FOSME meeting in Stockholm, it is better that we postpone it to another occasion.
Looking forward to seeing some of you in Stockholm!
My best,
Niina
Niina Vuolajärvi PhD
Assistant Professor in International Migration
London School of Economics and Political Science
Pronouns: she, her, hers
Vuolajärvi, N (2024) "The Control of 'Wandering Women:' The Legacy of Vagrancy Laws in the Contemporary Governance of Migrant Sex Work.<https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/126516/>" Critical Criminology.
Vuolajärvi, N. (2023) "The Discipline of Hope. Abolishing the Prison of Immobility in Post-Deportation Narratives.<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2023.2222916>" Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Vuolajärvi N. (2022) Criminalizing the Sex Buyer. Experiences from the Nordic Region<https://www.lse.ac.uk/women-peace-security/assets/documents/2022/W922-0152-…>. LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security.
Dear FOSME colleagues,
We are in the early stages of preparing a special issue proposal for an
international journal (e.g., Sexuality Research and Social Policy or
similar) focused on Sweden’s approach to the exchange of sexual services
for payment.
We are now reaching out to gauge interest from members of this list. If you
are working on relevant research and would consider contributing, please
let us know by replying “yes” to this email. The focus of your contribution
could be legal, empirical, theoretical, or practice-based.
A formal call for abstracts will follow after the upcoming conference. In
the meantime, we welcome expressions of interest or questions. See the call
for abstracts below, which is a draft.
Call for Abstracts – Special Issue Proposal
Working Title: Two Decades of Criminalizing Sex Purchase in Sweden: Policy,
Practice, and Resistance
In 1999, Sweden became the first country to criminalize the purchase of
sex, positioning the law as a cornerstone of its gender equality agenda and
as a tool to combat violence against women. This approach has since been
exported and debated across the globe.
Over the past two decades, Sweden has increasingly expanded the scope of
criminalization. Recent developments include stricter penalties, including
the possibility of prison sentences for those who pay for sexual services,
and a 2025 proposal to criminalize the purchase of digital sexual content,
such as services offered via platforms like OnlyFans. Simultaneously,
Sweden has faced growing criticism for failing to deliver the promised
investments in social services that were intended to support those who sell
sexual services.
This special issue brings together critical perspectives on the legal,
social, and political aspects of Sweden’s approach. It aims to examine how
the criminalization of exchanging sex for payment has reshaped policy and
practice, and to foreground the experiences of those most affected by the
law, especially people who sell sexual services, who have increasingly
mobilized in response to the law’s repressive impacts.
Topics may include (but are not limited to):
• Legal and policy developments since 1999
• The experiences of people who sell or pay for sexual services
• Digital sexual services and online regulation
• Social work and welfare responses
• Sex worker rights activism in Sweden
• Public attitudes and cultural narratives
Warm regards,
Isabelle, Niina, and Jenny.
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