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 |
|---|---|
| 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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This is the author accepted manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via Taylor & Francis at 10.1080/03932729.2016.1121685. Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
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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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