Human Trafficking in Europe - Character, Causes and Consequences

Human trafficking is a major problem in Europe today, yet very little is known about the extent of trafficking – and policy makers and civil society have contending ideas about how best to respond to the issue. This book offers a range of different perspectives on this problem. It starts by defining contemporary forms of slavery and posing sensitive questions about the relationship of trafficking to capitalism and Western policies. Case studies from around Europe address the knowledge gaps surrounding trafficking, while at the same time raising critical questions about the responses of states and NGOs to the existence of trafficking. Moreover, the authors contribute to the debates about how states and the EU respond to the issue in relation to defining the crime, creating adequate laws and protecting the trafficked. This book shows that there is a need for a rights based approach to human trafficking, putting the victim, their vulnerability and their needs at the centre of political and social responses.

Human Trafficking in Europe; G.Wylie& P.McRedmond Slavery: Exception or Rule?; R.Munck Theoretical Perspectives on Slavery; L.Arocha Shirking Responsibilities: Receiving Countries and the Structural Causes of Conflict Related Child Trafficking; D.Davitti The Phenomenon of Trafficking in Human Beings: The Case of Poland; M.Wiśniewski A Business of Supply and Demand: The Trafficking of Women and Girls from Russia and Ukraine; C.Deighan Trafficking in Albania: The Present Reality; I.Poole Lap Dancing Clubs and Red Light Milieu: A Context for Sex-Trafficking of Women to Ireland?; E.Ward& G.Wylie Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: Researching the Demand Side; M.Papantoniou-Frangouli& T.Moritz Preventing Trafficking in Human Beings: the Case of Moldova; C.Nanu Accessing Help and Services: Trafficking Survivors' Experiences in the United Kingdom; A.Jobe Defining Organized Crime in the Context of Human Trafficking; P.McRedmond Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction: A Prosecutorial Tool to Combat Child Trafficking from Albania; I.Farka Conclusion; G.Wylie& P.McRedmond