The modern slavery agenda

Policy, politics and practice
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-4473-4680-7
Verlag: Policy Press

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

Modern slavery, in the form of labour exploitation, domestic servitude, sexual trafficking, child labour and cannabis farming, is still growing in the UK and industrialised countries, despite the introduction of laws to try to stem it.

This hugely topical book, by a team of high-profile activists and expert writers, is the first to critically assess the legislation, using evidence from across the field, and to offer strategies for improvement in policy and practice. It argues that, contrary to its claims to be ‘world-leading’, the Modern Slavery Act is inconsistent, inadequate and punitive; and that the UK government, through its labour market and immigration policies, is actually creating the conditions for slavery to be promoted.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Craig, Gary

Balch, Alex

Lewis, Hannah

Waite, Louise

Weitere Mitwirkende

Theron, Colleen

Burland, Patrick

Roberts, Kate

Setter, Chloe

Brotherton, Vicky

Van Dyke, Ruth

McQuade, Aidan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Editorial Introduction: The modern slavery agenda: politics, policy and practice ~ Gary Craig, Alex Balch, Hannah Lewis and Louise Waite;

Modern slavery in global context: ending the political economy of forced labour and slavery ~ Aidan McQuade;

The United Kingdom response to modern slavery: law, policy and politics ~ Ruth van Dyke;

Defeating ‘Modern Slavery’, Reducing Exploitation?: the Organisational and Regulatory Challenge ~ Alex Balch;

Class Acts? A comparative analysis of modern slavery legislation across the UK ~ Vicky Brotherton;

Child trafficking in the UK ~ Chloe Setter;

Human Trafficking- addressing the symptom, not the cause ~ Kate Roberts;

Still Punishing the Wrong People: The Criminalisation of Potential Trafficked Cannabis Gardeners ~ Patrick Burland;

Modern Slavery and Transparency in Supply Chains - the Role of Business ~ Colleen Theron;

Migrant illegality, slavery and exploitative work ~ Louise Waite and Hannah Lewis;

The UK’s approach to tackling modern slavery in a European context ~ Klara Skrivankova;

Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Waite, Louise
Louise Waite is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research interests focus on discourses of ‘modern slavery’, unfree/forced labour and exploitative work among asylum seekers and refugees. She has published in a range of peer reviewed journals and in recent collaborative books

Balch, Alex
Alex Balch is Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool. He is also Associate Head of School for Research and Impact and Co-Director, the Centre for the Study of International Slavery. He has researched and published widely on forced labour, migration, support for survivors and on the organizational systems in the UK such as the GLAA and Border Agency.

Craig, Gary
Gary Craig is a Visiting Professor at the Law School, Newcastle University and at the University of York. He previously worked as a community development activist. He has researched and published widely in the fields of ‘poverty, ‘race’ and ethnicity and modern slavery; He co-convenes the national network Modern Slavery Research Consortium.

Lewis, Hannah
Dr Hannah Lewis is Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, at the University of Sheffield. Her research interests include community and social relationships, migration and refugee studies; immigration and asylum policy; forced labour and ‘modern slavery’, faith and anti-trafficking; and the ethics and methodologies of research with migrant populations. Her work has been published in many journals and she has contributed to three books.

Gary Craig is a Visiting Professor at the Law School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and at the University of York. He previously worked as a community development activist. He has researched and published widely in the fields of ‘poverty, ‘race’ and ethnicity and modern slavery; He co-convenes the national network Modern Slavery Research Consortium.

Alex Balch is Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool. He is also Associate Head of School for Research and Impact and Co-Director, the Centre for the Study of International Slavery. He has researched and published widely on forced labour, migration, support for survivors and on the organizational systems in the UK such as the GLAA and Border Agency.

Dr Hannah Lewis is Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, at the University of Sheffield. Her research interests include community and social relationships, migration and refugee studies; immigration and asylum policy; forced labour and ‘modern slavery’, faith and anti-trafficking; and the ethics and methodologies of research with migrant populations. Her work has been published in many journals and she has contributed to three books.

Louise Waite is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Leeds, UK. Her research interests focus on discourses of ‘modern slavery’, unfree/forced labour and exploitative work among asylum seekers and refugees. She has published in a range of peer reviewed journals and in recent collaborative books