Criminal Justice & Criminology

Combating Human Trafficking
An Integrative Social and Technological Approach

Editors: Usha Rana, PhD
Rupender Singh, PhD

Combating Human Trafficking

In Production
Pub Date: Forthcoming December 2024
Hardback Price: $180 US | £140 UK
Hard ISBN: 9781774918722
Pages: Est. 312pp w/index
Binding Type: Hardback / ebook
Notes: 9 color and 1 b/w illustrations

Despite great strides in recent years, human trafficking remains a horrific reality for countless millions of people around the world. This new book, Combating Human Trafficking: An Integrative Social and Technological Approach, provides an exhaustive examination of the complex issue of human trafficking while also offering a comprehensive blueprint for its eradication.

This book delves deep into the intricacies of human trafficking, dissecting the factors that sustain its existence. It critically assesses existing anti-trafficking initiatives and, in response, introduces a novel approach rooted in a sociotechnical framework. This framework models a multidisciplinary strategy that combines both social and technological interventions. Recognizing human trafficking's multifaceted origins that encompass social, economic, and political dimensions, this framework underscores the necessity for a holistic approach that addresses the root causes of trafficking and its associated forms of exploitation. The book explores topics such as the applicability of government policies and technologies in human trafficking, social media and human trafficking, human rights and cyberspace, and more. The book provides a thematic analysis of human trafficking along with its various forms and causes and provides a relatable examination through case studies of human trafficking from around the world.

Written by esteemed experts in the field of human trafficking who possess extensive experience in both research and the practical implementation of anti-trafficking measures, the book furnishes a comprehensive and pragmatic guide to combating human trafficking. This book, with its wide-ranging relevance, targets an extensive audience that includes policymakers, practitioners, civil society organizations, and researchers. It also appeals to those who seek a comprehensive understanding of the intricacies of human trafficking and the formidable challenges it poses.

CONTENTS:
Preface

1. Examining the Nexus Between Technology and Human Trafficking in South Africa: A Systematic Review

Maonei Gladys Mangwanya, Constance Gunhidzirai, and Elvin Shava

2. Psychological Factors in Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Laura Dryjanska

3. Facebook Friendship, Mockery Love, and Girls' Trafficking from Poor Families: A Case of Bangladesh
Md. Emaj Uddin

4. Social Media of Survivors of Trafficking: Reimagining Rehabilitation of Survivors of Human Trafficking in the Digital Space
Dipanwita Paul

5. A Comparative Study of Human Trafficking in South Asia: Applicability of Governmental Policies and Technologies
Debasish Nandy

6. Modern Slavery: The Fight of the Future
Diana Kanyere, Rudo Mukurazhizha, and Sunungurayi Charamba

7. How India Deals with Trafficking
Arundhati Bhattacharyya

8. Human Rights and Cyberspace: An Analysis
Sudaita Ghosh

9. Modern Slavery and Porous Borders: A Study of India-Bangladesh Borderlands
Swatilekha Bhattacharya and Santi Sarkar

10. Use and Abuse of Social Media (SM) and Its Impact on Youngsters: “Social Media Is a Blessing If Used in the Right Way”
Gugulothu Sravanthi and R. Seetha Lakshmi

11. Cybercrime and Human Rights
Vasudha Kurikala and V. Parvathi

12. A Thematic Analysis of Human Trafficking: Its Forms, Causes, and Rehabilitation of Victims in Karnataka
Aishwarya K. and Mifzala Ansar

13. Human Trafficking and Personhood: Implications for Africans
Goddy Uwa Osimen and Basil Osayin Daudu

14. Cybersex Trafficking in Tanzania: An Interrogation of the Law
Nicksoni Filbert Kahimba

15. The Utilization and Exploitation of Social Media in the Context of Human Trafficking
Gurleen Kaur, Bhavika Moza, and Debhjit Mukherjee

16. Trafficking in the Digital Era: Risk to Vulnerable People in Central India
Usha Rana

17. Reflection of Human Trafficking in Hindi Film: An Exploration
Pallav Mukhopadhyay

18. Victims of Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking: Challenges and Possible Solution
Golda Sahoo

Index


About the Authors / Editors:
Editors: Usha Rana, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Worker, Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University (A Government Central University), Sagar, India

Usha Rana, PhD, is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Worker at the Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University (A Government Central University), Sagar, India. She is an esteemed academician in sociology with a specialization in sexual studies and gender studies. She has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience. Her research has resulted in more than 60 publications in journals and conferences indexed in SSCI/Scopus, three edited books, and four book chapters. In addition, she serves as a reviewer for many reputed journals indexed in SCI/Scopus. She has delivered lectures as a speaker at various national and international workshops. Professor Rana is an active member of the International Sociological Association, Indian Sociological Society, Women's Indian Association, etc. Her research interests are in the areas of sociology of technology, gender studies, marginalized studies, research methodology, community health, etc. She completed her master's and doctorate in Sociology at Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India, and Dr. Harisingh Gour Central University (A Government Central University), Sagar, India, respectively.

Rupender Singh, PhD
Research Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre, Espoo, Finland

Rupender Singh, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland in Espoo (Finland). Previously, he held various positions as a consultant and postdoctoral fellow with Lumenci and National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, respectively. He was an Assistant Professor at the World Institute of Technology, Gurgaon, India, from 2009 to 2013. He has authored two books and published more than 50 papers in journals and conferences. He completed his PhD and MTech at the India Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, and Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India, respectively.




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