Abstract
Current efforts to end contemporary slavery represent a fourth wave of an Anglo-American abolitionist movement. Despite this historic precedent, there is little agreement on the nature of the problem. A review of current academic discourse, movement frames, and policy approaches suggests that six perspectives predominate: a prostitution approach focused on sexual exploitation of “women and girls”; a migration approach focused on the cross-border flow of migrants; a criminal justice approach focused on law and enforcement; a forced-labor approach emphasizing unfree labor; a slavery approach focused on trafficking in comparative-historical context; and a human rights approach centered on individual rights. This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and advances an expanded version of the human rights approach.
Highlights
Current efforts to end contemporary slavery represent a fourth wave of an AngloAmerican abolitionist movement
The past two decades have seen an explosion in interest and advocacy surrounding the issue of human trafficking and contemporary slavery
A comprehensive human rights approach to contemporary slavery requires the state to prioritize the individual rights of the survivor over a host of other factors, including national security, immigration regimes, exploitative cultural and gender norms, criminal codes, and economic prerogatives
Summary
Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjhr. From Rescue to Representation: A Human Rights Approach to the Contemporary Anti-Slavery Movement. Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick Assistant Professora a Political Sociology, School of Public Policy, Central European University, Nador u. 9, Budapest, Hungary 1051 Accepted author version posted online: 21 Apr 2015 Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick Assistant Professora a Political Sociology, School of Public Policy, Central European University, Nador u. 9, Budapest, Hungary 1051 Accepted author version posted online: 21 Apr 2015
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