Sex work: prohibition versus legalisation

This work deals with the feminist discourse on sex work. Starting from feminist positions on sex work and the state's handling of it, it explains that the academic discourse in its current Western form cannot offer effective solutions for those affected. The feminist paradox - sex work between sexual exploitation and sexual self-determination - seems to have manoeuvred the discourse into a dead end from which it cannot escape. However, it is also about the coexistence of sex work - sex work in the context of human trafficking and migration - two topics that often serve as the basis for arguments in this feminist discourse, both for proponents and opponents.

Autorentext

Puja Khoschsorur, estudou Direito (Graz/Amsterdão) e fez mestrado em Estudos de Género (Viena). Especializada em direito de asilo e estrangeiros, tráfico de seres humanos, migração e trabalho sexual. Atualmente trabalha como chefe de departamento no Serviço Federal de Estrangeiros e Asilo.