Jane Pitcher
Postgraduate Research Student
Department of Social Sciences,
Loughborough University,
Loughborough
LE11 3TU
Telephone:
Fax:+44 (0)1509 222930
Email: J.Pitcher@lboro.ac.uk
Nationality: British
Start Date: Oct 2010
Status: Full-time.
Academic Biography:
BA (Hons) Philosophy (2:1) University of London, 1980
MA European Studies, Bradford, 1992
MRes Social Research (Distinction), Loughborough University, 2010
PhD title: Prostitution, diversity and sex markets: an occupational study of indoor sex work in Great Britain
Current Research:
My current research involves exploration of the working experiences of adult female, male and transgender sex workers in indoor locations in Great Britain and their perceptions of the terms, conditions and nature of their work. The research will draw primarily on in-depth interviews with sex workers and some third parties in the industry.
Research Interests:
The UK sex industry; intimate labour and body work; labour market structures and gender; grounded theory and qualitative methodologies.
Funding Body: Economic and Social Research Council.
Supervisors: Dr Jo Aldridge and Dr Paula Saukkko.
Professional activities (selected):
Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick, 1994-2000.
Research and Evaluation Manager, Nacro, 2000-2004.
Independent Social Researcher, 2004-2009.
Academic representative on the Board of the UK Network of Sex Work Projects (2010 – current).
Publications (selected):
Hubbard, P., R Campbell, J Pitcher, M O'Neill and J Scoular. (2006) ‘An Urban Renaissance for All?’ In Atkinson, R and Helms, G (eds) Securing an urban renaissance: Crime, community and British urban policy. Bristol: Policy Press.
O’Neill, M and J Pitcher (2010) ‘Sex Work, Communities and Public Policy in the UK’ in Ditmore, M, A Levy, and A Willman-Navarro (Eds) Sex Work Matters: beyond divides. New York: Zed Press.
O’Neill, M, R Campbell, P Hubbard, J Pitcher and J Scoular (2008) ‘Living with the Other: street sex work, contingent communities and degrees of tolerance’. Crime, Media, Culture, 4(1): 73-93.
Pitcher, J (2002) 'Policies and programmes to address disadvantage among young people: issues for evaluation'. Evaluation, 8(4), 474-495.
Pitcher, J (2006) ‘Support services for women working in the sex industry’ in Campbell, R and M O’Neill (Ed.) Sex work now. Willan Publishing.
Pitcher, J (2006) ‘Evaluating Community Safety Programmes and Community Engagement: The Role of Qualitative Methods and Collaborative Approaches to Policy Research’. Urban Policy and Research, 24(1), 67-82.
Pitcher, J, R Campbell, P Hubbard, M O’Neill and J Scoular (May 2006) Living and working in areas of street sex work: from conflict to coexistence. Bristol: Policy Press.
Pitcher, J, R Campbell, P Hubbard, M O’Neill and J Scoular (2008) ‘Diverse community responses to controversial urban issues: the contribution of qualitative research to policy development’ in Maginn, PJ, S Thompson and M Tonts (Ed.) Qualitative Urban Analysis: an international perspective. Oxford: Elsevier.
Pitcher, J. and K. Purcell (1998). ‘Diverse Expectations and Access to Opportunities: is there a Graduate Labour Market?’. Higher Education Quarterly, Vol 52, No 2, April: 179-203.
Sanders, T, M O’Neill and J Pitcher (2009) Prostitution: sex work, policy and politics. London: Sage.
Scoular, J, J Pitcher, R Campbell, P Hubbard and M O’Neill (2009) ‘What’s anti-social about sex work? Governance through the changing representation of prostitution’s incivility’ in Phoenix, J (Ed.) Regulating Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Policy Reform and the UK. Bristol: Policy Press.
Conference Papers:
O’Neill, M and J Pitcher (2006) ‘Sex work, communities and public policy in the UK’. Paper presented at Sex work matters: beyond divides conference, New York, 30 March. 17pp.
Pitcher, J (2007) ‘Street-based sex work and UK policy’. Paper presented to Sex Work: Regulating the Many Faces of Sexual Labour seminar, Keele University, 17th October.
Pitcher, J and L Galatowicz (2005) ‘Diverse needs of women working in the sex industry: examples from a study in Coventry’. UKNSWP conference, Manchester, 2 February.
Pitcher, J and J Scoular (2006) ‘Criminalising need: paradoxes in responses to street sex work’. Paper presented to British Criminology Conference, Glasgow, 5-7 July. 11pp.