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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND license.
This book offers a theory of trafficking and modern slavery with implications for policy. Despite economic development, modern slavery persists all around the world. The issue is not only one of crime but the regulation of the economy, better welfare, and social protections.
Going beyond polarized debates on the sex trade, an original empirical analysis shows the importance of profit-taking. Although individual experience matters, the root causes lie in intersecting regimes of inequality of gender regimes, capitalism, and the legacies of colonialism. This book shows the importance of coercion and the societal complexities that perpetuate modern slavery.
"This important book significantly broadens our understanding of trafficking/modern slavery, pushing the boundaries of existing knowledge. Through the lens of a macro theory of society, it meticulously constructs a comprehensive and interdisciplinary framework that illuminates the underlying causes of the problem, stemming from capitalism, coloniality and gender inequalities. Understanding trafficking as a phenomenon occurring across economy, politics, violence and civil society, the book unravels how trafficking differently manifests and evolves in the variety of existing regimes, whether neoliberal, social democratic or authoritarian. Its holistic and multidisciplinary approach is indispensable for grappling with the intricate complexities of the problem and charting pathways towards meaningful solutions." Emanuela Lombardo, Madrid Complutense University
Sylvia Walby OBE is Professor of Criminology at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is Fellow of the British Academy, Fellow the UK Academy of Arts and Social Sciences, and Co-President of International Sociological Association’s TG11 on Violence and Society.
Karen A. Shire is Professor of Comparative Sociology at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. She is a Member of the International Max-Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy, and President of International Sociological Association RC02 Economy and Society.
1. Introduction
2. Theory
3. Law
4. Data
5. Policy
6. Sexual Exploitation
7. Conclusion