The Cultural Politics of European Prostitution Reform: Governing Loose Women

Governing loose women : the new politics of prostitution -- States of anxiety : prostitution reform as a symptom of European integration -- Dutch pragmatism and the difficulties of professionalizing prostitution -- Legislating peace for women : Sweden's sex purchase act -- German consensus for sex work, compromise over sex business -- Finland on the fence : abolitionist compromise at the edge of Europe -- Seeing transnational problems through national lenses -- The truly trafficked woman, and other globalization anxieties -- Methodological afterword : identity work and the interviewer

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Governing Loose Women: The New Politics of Prostitution -- 2 States of Anxiety: Prostitution Reform as a Symptom of European Integration -- 3 Dutch Pragmatism and the Difficulties of Professionalizing Prostitution -- 4 Legislating Peace for Women: Sweden's Sex Purchase Act -- 5 German Consensus for Sex Work, Compromise over Sex Business -- 6 Finland on the Fence: Abolitionist Compromise at the Edge of Europe -- 7 Seeing as a State: Transnational Problems through National Lenses -- 8 The Truly Trafficked Woman, and Other Globalization Anxieties -- 9 Methodological Afterword: Identity Work and the Interviewer -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.