Sexuality Research and Social Policy. The article describes and analyzes debates on prostitution policies in Norway from until the introduction of a ban against the purchase of sexual services in Throughout these decades, it has varied whether prostitution as such, that is in principle , has been considered a problem and if so, whether it has been seen as predominantly a legal or a social problem. In some periods, only particular forms of prostitution have been considered problematic, while prostitution as such has not been considered in need of legal intervention.
In other periods, prostitution per se has been considered the problem, and in these periods attempts to differentiate between different forms of prostitution have been resisted. The coming together of the pragmatic and principled concerns of various political actors was an important reason for the actual passing of the legal reform criminalizing the purchase of sexual services.
The effective coming together of principled and practical concerns must be simultaneously understood in the context of other developments, both locally, nationally, and internationally. Skip to main content. Advertisement Hide. Article First Online: 30 August This is a preview of subscription content, log in to check access.
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