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Modern Slavery in Global Context : Human Rights, Law, and Society
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This collection brings together academics from a range of disciplines to examine modern slavery. Providing a platform to critique the legal, ideological and political responses to the issue, expert...
This collection brings together academics from a range of disciplines to examine modern slavery. Providing a platform to critique the legal, ideological and political responses to the issue, experts interrogate the construct of modern slavery and the anti-trafficking discourse which have dominated contemporary responses to exploitation.
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- edited by Elizabeth Faulkner
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- English
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- First edition
- Bristol, England : Bristol University Press, [2024]
- ©2024
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- 1 online resource (363 pages)
- ISBNs
- 9781529224719, 1529224713, 9781529224733, 152922473X, 1529224748, 1529224705
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Front Cover -- Modern Slavery in Global Context: Human Rights, Law, and Society -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Table of Cases -- Table of Acts, Treaties, and Other Instruments -- List of Figures and Tables -- List of Acronyms -- Notes on Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword: Against 'Newness' -- 1 Introduction: The Interdisciplinary Kaleidoscope and Creation of Modern Slavery in Global Context -- Introduction -- Modern slavery in global context: overview -- The role of definitions: the legal origins of slavery and human trafficking -- Human trafficking -- The question of human rights -- Modern slavery: rage against the machine -- About the edited collection: the organizing logic -- Chapter overview -- Part I: 'Theoretical Perspectives' -- Part II: 'Structural Issues in Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery Practice' -- Part III: 'Case Studies' -- Conclusion: shifting the kaleidoscope -- References -- Part I Theoretical Perspectives -- 2 From Social to Legal: Shifting Approaches to Trafficking at the Turn of 20th-Century England -- Introduction -- Section I: the shifting legal and social landscape of the mid-19th century -- The emergence of women's rights activism -- Section II: towards legal framework on anti-trafficking -- Dominance of the NVA: embracing legal power -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 The Coloniality of Modern Slavery in Latin America -- Introduction -- Methodology: conducting fieldwork in Bolivia and Peru -- Problematizing approaches to modern slavery -- Coloniality of power and modern slavery -- Coloniality of labour in post-independence Peru: guano and rubber -- Decolonization and modern slavery in Bolivia -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Constructing 'Indigenous People' Reproducing Coloniality's Epistemic Violence: A Content Analysis of the Trafficking in Persons Reports -- Introduction
- Coloniality and epistemic violence -- Coloniality and human trafficking -- Data and methods -- Epistemic violence and imperialism -- Methodology -- Coloniality of knowledge in the TIPRs: constructing the 'Indigenous victim' of human trafficking -- Equivocality of indigeneity -- Reproducing stereotypes: vulnerability -- Moral anxieties -- State mechanisms -- Socio-economic factors -- Geographical clusters -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II Structural Issues in Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Practice -- 5 The Ethics of Research into Human Trafficking Beyond 'Do No Harm': Developing a 'Living' Ethical Protocol -- Introduction -- Conceptual approaches: capturing the transnational and contextual nature of trafficking -- Methodology -- Procedural ethics and existing ethical guidelines -- Ethics in practice -- Pre-identified ethical considerations -- Country-specific considerations -- Beyond 'do no harm' -- Context and wider considerations -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 Governing through Indicators: Structural Biases and Empirical Challenges in Indicator-Based Approaches to Anti-Trafficking Policy, Practice, and Research -- Introduction -- The aetiology of problem, risk, and performance indicators -- Indicators as the vocabulary of victimization within human trafficking discourse -- Empirical challenges in developing human trafficking indicators -- Problem frames and empirical challenges in the use of risk factors: the case of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of children in the US -- Implications for policy, interventions, and further research -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Criminal Investigation of Human Trafficking Crimes in the UK: Benefits and Challenges of Police Collaboration During Police Investigations -- Introduction -- Methodology -- The selected operations: Operation Green and Operation Blue
- Human trafficking: a complex crime -- The role of multi-agency collaboration in human trafficking police investigations -- The benefits and challenges of police collaboration in human trafficking investigations -- Operation Green -- Operation Blue -- The practice of police collaboration to investigate human trafficking crimes -- Critical reflections -- Conclusion -- References -- Part III Case Studies -- 8 Brexit-Precipitated or Free Movement-Facilitated? Labour Exploitation of EU Migrants in the UK -- Introduction -- Brexit: a facilitator of labour exploitation -- EU migrants already in the UK: navigating the EUSS -- EU migrants in the UK post-free movement -- Free movement as a facilitator of labour exploitation -- The terms of 'free' movement -- EU migrants in the UK labour market -- Visibility as victims of modern slavery -- The aggravating impact of restrictive immigration policy -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 The Modern Slavery Agenda in the UK: Labour Market Enforcement Perspectives on Law and Policy -- Introduction -- Tackling labour market non-compliance: law and policy responses -- The establishment of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement -- Expansion: Gangmasters Labour Abuse Authority and Labour Abuse Prevention Officers -- New enforcement powers: Labour Market Enforcement Orders and Labour Market Enforcement Undertakings -- Looking to the future: single enforcement body -- The paradox of a labour market enforcement perspective: the 'hostile environment' trumps labour market security -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Insights from Uganda -- Introduction -- 'The field': power and feminist methodology -- Reflections on positionality -- Navigating risk, access, and collaboration -- Fieldwork: the obstacle course -- Negotiating for informed consent -- "I cannot tell you everything": navigating ethics and in-depth interviews
- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Beyond Victim-Centric Research: Participatory Action Research in a Trafficking 'Hotspot' of Nepal -- Introduction: reimagining the political epistemology of victim-centric anti-trafficking research -- Placing mobility before political categories -- Ethical reflections -- Methodology, knowledge production, and unravelling power dynamics -- Scoping study: participatory project mapping -- The stay in Nepal -- Project construction: steering committee, research companions, safe space, and training -- The approach -- Analysis, reflection, and the pause -- The next steps -- Conclusion -- References -- 12 Saviours or Disrupters? The Role of Non-State Actors in the Government-Centric Realm of Anti-Trafficking in Belize -- Introduction -- The scaffolding: knowledge, methods, and terminology -- The rise of NSAs -- Partnerships and development in anti-trafficking -- Belize: the good, the bad, and the ugly -- 'Overseer partnership' -- Government-led partnerships -- Between a state and non-state focus -- Non-state-led methods -- Complementary and co-produced implementation -- Working outside the state: the other side -- Conclusion -- References -- Index