Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered

Since the 2005 publication of the highly acclaimed first edition of Trafficking and Prostitution Reconsidered, human trafficking has become virtually a household phrase. This new edition adds vitally important updates related to recent developments. A new introduction considers the term 'sex trafficking' and its growing use amongst feminist researchers. In a new chapter Ratna Kapur looks at changes in anti-trafficking legislation especially under the Obama administration. Jyoti Sanghera reports from her experience as a UN Human Rights commissioner and Bandana Pattanaik examines feminist participatory research on 'trafficking'. The book concludes with a list of relevant websites, organisations, and publications useful for students, researchers, and activists.

Kamala Kempadoo, Jyoti Sanghera, Bandana, Pattanaik

Part I Shifting Paradigms; Chapter 1 Unpacking the Trafficking Discourse, Jyoti Sanghera; Chapter 2 Cross-border Movements and the Law, Ratna Kapur; Chapter 3 Miles Away, Phil Marshall, Susu Thatun; Chapter 4 Reflections by an Anti-trafficking Activist, Lin Chew; Part II Complicating the "Problem" of Sex Work; Chapter 5 From Anti-trafficking to Social Discipline, Josephine Ho; Chapter 6 Trafficking in Lives, Melissa Ditmore; Chapter 7 The Myth of Nepal-to-India Sex Trafficking, John Frederick; Chapter 8 Sex Workers' Rights Organizations and Anti-trafficking Campaigns, Kamala Kempadoo; Part III Reports from the Field; Chapter 9 Migration, Trafficking, and Sites of Work, Jagori; Chapter 10 Feminist Participatory Action Research in the Mekong Region, Jan Boontinand; Chapter 11 Using a Dynamic, Interactive, and Participatory Process to Develop and Redefine the Human Trafficking Paradigm in Bangladesh, Aftab Ahmed; Chapter 12 Trafficked Persons or Economic Migrants?, Natasha Ahmad; Part IV Looking Back, Looking Forward; Chapter 13 Revisiting Feminist Participatory Action Research, Rebecca Napier-Moore; Chapter 14 The Anti-trafficking Juggernaut Rolls On, Kamala Kempadoo;