SexPolitics : reports from the front lines

R. Parker, R. Petchesky, R. Sember

SexPolitics is a comparative study of the politics of sexuality, sexual health and sexual rights in eight countries and two global institutions. The work contained in SexPolitics has been developed under the auspices of Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW), a global forum composed of researchers and activists from a wide range of countries and regions of the world. Inspired by local and international initiatives, the SPW's mandate is twofold: to contribute to sexuality-related global policy debates through strategic policy-oriented research and analysis projects, and to promote more effective linkages between local, regional and global initiatives. Over the past few decades, sexuality has become the focal point for political controversy and a key domain for social change. Issues such as protecting sexual freedoms and enhancing access to resources that promote sexual health are among the SPW's central concerns. The documents that are included in SexPolitics are based on research that has been carried out between 2004 and 2007 on sexuality and politics in Brazil, Egypt, India, Peru, Poland, South Africa, Turkey, Vietnam, the United Nations and the World Bank.