Modern Slavery in Global Context

“This book is essential reading for anyone troubled by the perplexing continuation of human trafficking and modern slavery in contemporary times. Its orthodoxy-disrupting orientation, together with reflections on prevailing power, racism and colonialism within this arena, allow insightful commentary on how activism and research can more meaningfully influence anti-trafficking and anti-slavery policy.” Louise Waite, University of Leeds

Elizabeth A. Faulkner is Lecturer in Law at Keele University.

Foreword: Against ‘Newness’ - Joel Quirk

1 Introduction: The Interdisciplinary Kaleidoscope and Creation of Modern Slavery in Global Context - Elizabeth A. Faulkner

Introduction

Modern slavery in global context: overview

Modern slavery: rage against the machine

About the edited collection: the organizing logic

Conclusion: shifting the kaleidoscope

PART I Theoretical Perspectives

2 From Social to Legal: Shifting Approaches to Trafficking at the Turn of 20th-Century England - Laura Lammasniemi

Introduction

Section I: the shifting legal and social landscape of the mid-19th century

Section II: towards legal framework on anti- trafficking

Conclusion

3 The Coloniality of Modern Slavery in Latin America - Chris O’Connell

Introduction

Methodology: conducting fieldwork in Bolivia and Peru

Problematizing approaches to modern slavery

Coloniality of power and modern slavery

Decolonization and modern slavery in Bolivia

Conclusion

4 Constructing ‘Indigenous People’ Reproducing Coloniality’s Epistemic Violence: A Content Analysis of the Trafficking in Persons Reports - Avi Boukli, Georgios Papanicolaou and Eleni Dimou

Introduction

Coloniality and epistemic violence

Coloniality and human trafficking

Data and methods

Coloniality of knowledge in the TIPRs: constructing the ‘Indigenous victim’ of human trafficking

Conclusion

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 - Patricia Hynes and Mike Dottridge

Introduction

Conceptual approaches: capturing the transnational and contextual nature of trafficking

Conclusion

6 Governing through Indicators: Structural Biases and Empirical Challenges in Indicator-Based Approaches to Anti-Trafficking Policy, Practice, and Research - Ieke de Vries and Ella Cockbain

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

7 The Criminal Investigation of Human Trafficking Crimes in the UK: Benefits and Challenges of Police Collaboration During Police Investigations - Laura Pajón

Introduction

Human trafficking: a complex crime

The benefits and challenges of police collaboration in human trafficking investigations

The practice of police collaboration to investigate human trafficking crimes

Conclusion

PART III Case Studies

8 Brexit-Precipitated or Free Movement-Facilitated? Labour Exploitation of EU Migrants in the UK - Samantha Currie

Introduction

Brexit: a facilitator of labour exploitation

Free movement as a facilitator of labour exploitation

The aggravating impact of restrictive immigration policy

Conclusion

9 The Modern Slavery Agenda in the UK: Labour Market Enforcement Perspectives on Law and Policy - Amy Weatherburn

Introduction

Tackling labour market non- compliance: law and policy responses

The paradox of a labour market enforcement perspective: the ‘hostile environment’ trumps labour market security

Conclusion

10 Insights from Uganda: Wartime Sexual Violence,

Knowledge Production, and Power - Allen Kiconco

Introduction

‘The field’: power and feminist methodology

Navigating risk, access, and collaboration

“I cannot tell you everything”: navigating ethics and in-depth interviews

Conclusion

11 Beyond Victim-Centric Research: Participatory Action Research in a Trafficking ‘Hotspot’ of Nepal - Ayushman Bhagat

Introduction: reimagining the political epistemology of victim-centric anti- trafficking research

Methodology, knowledge production, and unravelling power dynamics

Conclusion

12 Saviours or Disrupters? The Role of Non-State Actors in the Government-Centric Realm of Anti-Trafficking in Belize - Cherisse Francis

Introduction

The rise of NSAs

Belize: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Conclusion