Abstract
Contemporary liberal states are eager to combat ‘human trafficking’, which state actors describe as ‘the scourge of modern slavery’ and a violation of human rights. The same states are also depriving migrants of their freedom on an unprecedented scale through immigration detention, forcibly moving them across borders through deportation, and sustaining a flourishing industry in the prevention and control of human movement. This is not a paradox. The ambition to eradicate ‘slavery’, as much as the desire to severely restrict freedom of movement, reflects a concern to preserve and extend state powers, in particular its monopoly on violence and on the control of mobility.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 58-73 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | International Spectator |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 27 Apr 2016 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
- trafficking
- human trafficking
- migration
- mobility
Keywords
- Trafficking
- smuggling
- modern slavery
- state
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Professor Julia N O'Connell Davidson
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
- School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies - Professor in Social Research
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