Sex worker rights are human rights: an approach to solidaristic normative theory

Johnson, Genevieve Marie; Porth, Kerry

doi:10.1080/14616742.2022.2075424

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“…At the heart of engaged solidaristic philosophy, there is an explicit commitment to solidarity, where the political philosopher is interacting with agents of social change. Similar to what Johnson and Porth (2023) and Ackerly et al (2021) have recently proposed for political theorists, the normative commitment to solidarity inherent to engaged solidaristic philosophy requires philosophers to work alongside, or within, communities in struggle for social justice. Johnson and Porth (2023, 102) rightfully note that "sometimes, we may have responsibilities to theorize in solidarity with individuals and communities to support them in their endeavors to end the oppression they experience."…”

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confidence: 87%

“…4 For instance, solidaristic research may waste the community's precious time, give them false hope, or redirect their efforts in unfruitful ways. There is also a vast literature in social science that describes how good intentions when designing inclusive participatory research can be a burden for the research participants (e.g., Johnson and Porth 2023). Anticipating and confronting these problems that may arise in engaged philosophy is crucial because philosophers may be victims of their own arrogance and ignorance, which would obstruct solidaristic aspirations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Engaged Solidaristic Research

Lemay

2023

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Reshaping our methodological research tools for adequately capturing injustice and domination has been a central aspiration of feminist philosophy and social epistemology in recent years. There has been an increasingly empirical turn in recent feminist and political theorization, engaging with case studies and the challenges arising from conducting research in solidarity with unequal partners. I argue that these challenges cannot be resolved by merely adopting a norm and stance of deference to those in the struggle for justice. To conduct philosophical research in an engaged and solidaristic manner, I suggest that deference be supplemented by three methodological and normative principles: (1) epistemic humility, (2) accountability, and (3) coproducing knowledge. I situate these principles within contemporary philosophical work on solidarity and show how they might help confront power imbalances and other methodological hazards that arise when conducting research in solidarity with others. I arrive at these principles in part by critically reflecting on my own attempt to conduct research in solidarity with women’s rights activists in Senegal.

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Engaged Solidaristic Research

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2023

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“…Research on carceral institutions in Canada by settler political scientists is still emerging and does not centre on relationality and abolition. The themes of this literature focus on the judiciary (Riddell and Baker, 2018; Small and Puddister, 2020); 10 political ideology (Kelly and Puddister, 2017; Gordon, 2021); 11 criminalization (Hindmarch et al, 2018; Hindmarch and Orsini, 2021; Kilty and Orsini, 2019a, 2019b; Kilty et al, 2017; Johnson and Porth, 2023); 12 and colonial violence, genocide and residential schools (MacDonald, 2020; MacDonald and Hudson, 2012; Murray, 2017). 13 One political scientist offers work using the specific focus and language of the Canadian carceral state: Robert Nichols.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…12Hindmarch, Orsini, Kilty, and Balogh (Hindmarch et al, 2018; Hindmarch and Orsini, 2021; Kilty and Orsini, 2019a, 2019b; Kilty et al, 2017) research the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, and Johnson and Porth (2023) write about the criminalization of sex workers through federal law and municipal policy communities.…”

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“…11Kelly and Puddister (2017) write about Canadian penal populism, andGordon (2021) researches the politics of victimhood in Canadian conservative ideology. 12 Hindmarch, Orsini, Kilty, and Balogh(Hindmarch et al, 2018;Hindmarch and Orsini, 2021; Orsini, 2019a, 2019b;Kilty et al, 2017) research the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, andJohnson and Porth (2023) write about the criminalization of sex workers through federal law and municipal policy communities. 13 MacDonald (2020) examines settler colonialism and silencing during the Colten Boushie murder trial, MacDonald and Hudson (2012) write about genocide and residential schools, and Murray (2017) speaks about the pan-territorial ideal of the residential school system used to quell Indigenous resistance.…”

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Decolonizing Research on the Carceral in Canadian Political Science

Mussell

2023

Can J Pol Sci

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In Canada, there is renewed attention to the violence experienced by Indigenous peoples in residential schools, by police, through hyper-imprisonment and child removal, in hospitals, and in the contemporary education system. All of these issues are interlinked and outcomes of the carceral state—defined as the policing, monitoring, surveillance, criminalization and imprisonment of people, especially Indigenous and other racialized peoples. In this article, I define and illustrate what the carceral state looks like in Canada. I articulate the current approach to studying the carceral in political science, note the paucity of research in the Canadian context and show where attention has been cast previously. I describe an improved approach to studying the carceral, arguing that a decolonized approach to studying the carceral must be relational and abolitionist, seeking to reduce and eliminate the use of carceral interventions.

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Grounded Normative Theory

Johnson¹

2022

Research Methods in Deliberative Democracy

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This chapter offers a way of studying deliberative democracy from an Engaged or Grounded Normative Theory (GNT) approach that blends empirical study with normative theorizing recursively, inclusively, accountably, and solidaristically. The GNT proposed in this chapter is intended to provide inspiration to deliberative democrats to develop their critical muscles and to ensure that deliberative democracy remains relevant to addressing pressing political issues, including racialized injustice and oppression. Upon outlining the basic contours of GNT as a broad field, I discuss its more specifically solidaristic expression. I then draw from my own application of solidaristic GNT methodology and offer two suggestions to encourage deliberative democrats to adopt this methodology and conduct research in ways that are in solidarity with groups, communities, and nations seeking justice as they define it.

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Sex worker rights are human rights: an approach to solidaristic normative theory

Cited by 4 publications

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Decolonizing Research on the Carceral in Canadian Political Science

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