Affective Sex Work in a Post-Socialist Context
Abstract
This article examines the transformations of the sex industry in the context of shifting structures of intimacy and labour in late capitalism, focusing on the post-socialist context in Slovenia. Using a mixed-methods approach, including an online survey, focus group discussions and netnography, it examines the evolving role of affective labour in sex work and its implications for the working conditions of sex workers. Findings indicate that affective labour, traditionally confined to high-end services such as escort and the ‘girlfriend experience’, is becoming generalised and normalised across the sex industry. In the Slovenian transitional context, the repositioning of affective labour stems from informalisation, deregulation and limited professionalisation of sex work, which – coupled with global shifts in intimacy and sex commerce in late capitalism – establishes an opportunity structure for new standards of service quality and compels workers to mobilise and navigate surplus affective labour that is no longer capitalised.
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| When | Event | Field | Old | New |
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| 2026-06-18 19:37:53.011249+00:00 | identifier_assigned | DSEID | DSEID-001-3702200 |