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Intimacy and the State<\/h1>\n

Luke Brunning (University of Leeds); Natasha McKeever (University of Leeds)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arthur Lewis Building: Room G.20-G.21<\/em><\/p>\n

This workshop will explore the tangled relationships between the state and our intimate lives. We hope to better understand the variety of ways that governments regulate intimacy, and to consider the normative implications of their interventions. In particular, we hope to explore the tension between the idea that the state plays a necessary role in ensuring our intimate relationships are not harmful or dominating, and the idea that state intervention is invasive, constraining, and violates liberal neutrality. We will explore criticisms of current aspects of state oversight, proposals for new forms of regulation, and visions of intimacy beyond regulation.<\/p>\n

Some of these questions are abstract: should the state seek to regulate intimacy at all? How extensive is the private sphere? Is oversight of intimate life compatible with neutrality on conceptions of the good? But some questions are more specific and concern the specific form of the state\u2019s role. Should plural marriage be permitted? Does the state have duties towards friends?<\/p>\n

We are particularly interested in submissions which explore how the state structures intimacy in ways other than marriage. Sex work is often discussed as a domain of concern, but other areas of importance in relation to intimacy include: the legal frameworks around human resources and work, immigration, education, and the regulation of dating apps.<\/p>\n

We invite abstracts of no more than 500 words for a presentation of approx. 30 minutes on the<\/span> following questions, on the following questions, or on any other topic related to this the<\/span>me:<\/p>\n