Hi all,
Just wanted to let you know that my new article on the legacy of vagrancy laws and their
notions of honest labor in the contemporary governance of sex work is out. I use mostly
Sweden here as a case study so it might interest you.
Here is the link, it is open access:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10612-024-09803-2
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The Control of “Wandering Women:” The Legacy of Vagrancy Laws in the Contemporary
Governance of Migrant Sex
Work<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10612-024-09803-2>
This paper traces the contemporary governance of migrant sex work to early vagrancy laws
aimed at controlling poor mobile populations and people not engaging in ‘honest’ labor.
The paper argues that these notions of dishonest labor are still visible in the
contemporary crimmigration controls. It uses a legal analysis of the development of
prostitution and immigration laws together with ...
link.springer.com
I am also interested in your possible comments on the paper (critical as well!).
My best,
Niina
Niina Vuolajarvi PhD
Assistant Professor in International Migration
London School of Economics and Political Science
Tel. +44 7587515167 (UK) / +1-631-746-1716 (US) / +358-44-554-3323 (Europe)
Website:
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