Naslov
Survival sex work in Croatia: no-choice and no- control position

Autori
Antić, Marija ; Krnić, Rašeljka ; Štojs, Tihana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Socio-Legal Studies Association conference 2023 / - , 2023, 856-856

Skup
Socio-Legal Studies Association annual conference 2023

Mjesto i datum
Derry, Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo, 04.04.2023. - 06.04.2023

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Survival sex ; risks ; agency ; protective strategies

Sažetak
Empirical studies show that different people engage in prostitution for different reasons, and that their agency varies significantly depending on the type of prostitution they engage in, as well as reasons and motivations for entry. Different structural factors, such as legal framework and policy context, also affect sex workers’ agency. In terms of survival sex work, which is mostly street-based and often motivated by the needs related to substance abuse, studies show that people engaging in survival sex are at higher risk of victimization. In Croatian criminalized context, this vulnerability is compounded by system of repression aimed mostly at sex workers engaged in low-level sex work, and lack of sex work-specific policies. This paper focuses on experiences of people who engage in survival sex work in Croatia and draws on research conducted in the period 2020-2022 for the larger project “Regulation of prostitution in Croatia”. In our sample, people who engage in survival sex work were mainly opioid addicts, exchanging sex services for money or drugs. In total, 10 interviews were conducted in Split and Rijeka. Preliminary analysis showed that most participants who engage in survival sex work are completely devoid of agency, understanding their situation as a no-choice or no-control position. That lack of agency is elaborated through their experiences in ‘doing’ sex work, both in terms of (lack of) work and risk-related choices and in the context of systemic repression and policy disinterest.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

POVEZANOST RADA