Feminist Regulatory Relationships with 'the Usefulness' of the Law and Sex

女权主义监管与法律和性的“有用性”的关系

• 批准号: ES/Y009851/1
• 负责人: Thomas Ebbs
• 金额: $ 13.53万
• 依托单位: Birkbeck, University of London
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FY009851%2F1
• 关键词: Feminist; Regulatory; Relationships; Usefulness; Law

There are ongoing discussions in activist, research, and policy circles about which legal regimes are able to limit or even abolish harms perceived to be associated with types of sexual conduct. This is particularly noticeable in contemporary legal efforts to regulate interactions between sex workers, their clients, and state actors. Despite the widespread and often contentious nature of these discussions, relatively limited attention has been paid to how 'the law' became the paramount response to problems of sexual conduct or whether this fixation has prevented other types of political organising.My doctoral research investigated how the law came to hold such a critical position as a 'useful tool' for contemporary feminist responses to problems of sexual conduct. Feminist responses are particularly fascinating to study because at other points of time many of its supporters and advocates treated the law with deep suspicion and were even repulsed by the idea it might be useful for achieving feminist objectives. My doctoral research revealed that the story of how the law became useful in feminist activist thinking is not only an interesting and often forgotten history, but also provides insights into the role law plays in shaping contemporary activist decisions. My research revealed how attitudes towards the usefulness of law impact who should do the photocopying at a feminist organisation, how activists should speak to one another, and what exactly is wrong when police introduce measures such as curfews. It also demonstrated that the law is intimately linked to how feminist identities are established, what activities become associated with 'doing feminism', and understandings of what objectives feminists should strive to achieve.Through the production of academic publications, accessible materials, and workshops with stakeholders, this project's overall objective is to build on these research findings to create conversations that encourage nuanced understandings of legal power. It hopes to expand non-academic audiences' perceptions of the 'usefulness' of law and its affects, moving beyond imaginations from court rooms and police raids. The project will encourage its beneficiaries to participate in strategic thinking about the consequences of what we do with the law. These conversations are potentially highly impactful on the work of activist organisations, academics and policy makers. It provides a new opportunity to recognise how our attitudes towards the law as useful shape our activities, identities and ways of living together.

激进主义者，研究和政策界正在进行讨论哪些法律制度能够限制甚至废除与性行为类型相关的危害。这在当代法律努力中尤其明显，以规范性工作者，其客户和州行为者之间的互动。尽管这些讨论的广泛且经常有争议的性质，但对“法律”如何成为对性行为问题的最重要反应，或者这种固定是否阻止了其他类型的政治有道理性。法律成为当代女权主义对性行为问题的“有用工具”的关键立场。女权主义的反应特别令人着迷，因为在其他时间点，其许多支持者和拥护者都以深切的怀疑对待了法律，甚至被这一想法所拒绝，这可能对实现女权主义目标有用。我的博士研究表明，关于法律如何在女权主义者思维中有用的故事不仅是一个有趣的且经常被遗忘的历史，而且还提供了对法律在塑造当代激进主义者决定中所扮演的角色的见解。我的研究揭示了应对女权组织进行影印，激进主义者应如何互相交谈的法律影响力的态度如何，以及当警察引入宵禁措施时到底有什么问题。它还表明，法律与女权主义身份的建立方式紧密相关，与“女权主义”有关的活动以及对目标女权主义者应努力实现的理解。利益相关者，该项目的总体目标是建立在这些研究发现的基础上，以创建鼓励对法律权力的细微理解的对话。它希望扩大非学术观众对法律的“实用性”及其影响的看法，超越了法庭和警察突袭的想象力。该项目将鼓励其受益人参与战略思考我们对法律的影响。这些对话可能对激进组织，学者和政策制定者的工作具有很大的影响。它提供了一个新的机会，可以认识到我们对法律的态度如何塑造我们的活动，身份和生活方式。