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Journal Title
Dialectical Anthropology
Year (definitive publication)
2022
Language
English
Country
Netherlands
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Abstract
Based on long-term ethnographic research, including documentary research, quali- tative interviews and observations made at a Portuguese shelter for “sex trafficked women,” this paper explores the counter-trafficking apparatus questioning who ben- efits from it. The discussion explores the contrasts between an institutional commit- ment to constructing this apparatus and the actuality of procedural efforts purporting to support “trafficking victims.” I argue that the higher goal of building a counter- trafficking apparatus — in itself a political objective — limits the rights of “vic- tims,” making processes that claim to be part of their protection de facto neo-liberal anti-political exercises in reenforcing bureaucratic state power.
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Keywords
Critical trafficking studies,Human trafficking,Portugal,Prostitution,Protection,Reintegration
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Sociology - Social Sciences
- Other Humanities - Humanities
- Anthropology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| UIDB/03126/2020 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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