@article {Ausserer:2008:1746-451X:96,
title = "'Control in the Name of Protection': A Critical Analysis of the Discourse of International Human Trafficking as a Form of Forced Migration",
journal = "St Antony's International Review",
parent_itemid = "infobike://stair/stair",
publishercode ="stair",
year = "2008",
volume = "4",
number = "1",
publication date ="2008-04-01T00:00:00",
pages = "96-114",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1746-451X",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/stair/stair/2008/00000004/00000001/art00008",
author = "Ausserer, Caroline",
abstract = "A typical depiction of human trafficking portrays na{\"ı}ve women who leave their country, run into the arms of exploitative mafia networks and are forced into the sex industry. The emphasis often lies upon the hazards involved in migration and sexual exploitation. This straightforward
narrative not only creates a particular trafficked subject, but also constitutes a specific and rarely questioned representation of international human trafficking. For governments, as well as for several inter-, quasi-, or nongovernmental organisations, trafficking has become
an emotive political priority. The growing international concern around the issue has led to an increase in studies that examine the whole process of trafficking, with the aim of developing counter-trafficking projects and strategies. The majority of these studies limit themselves to describing
the practice of trafficking, highlighting the actors involved, the routes taken, the exploitation and possible mechanisms to fight it. Thus, there is a stress on creating programs to combat this evil at the expense of a better understanding of its complexities. In the present
article I question the common interpretations of trafficking by analysing them as a form of discourse as understood by Michel Foucault. ...",
}