A Full Freedom: Contemporary Survivors’ Definitions of Slavery

Nicholson, Andrea; Dang, Minh; Trodd, Zoe

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“…There have been a number of efforts, notably the promulgation of the Bellagio-Harvard Guidelines (Research Network on the Legal Parameters of Slavery, 2012), to address this definitional confusion. However, the trend seems to be a continued broadening of definitions, some of which seem to deny that the phenomenon of trafficking and slavery exists at all, and none of which have drawn upon the knowledge of the lived experience of being trafficked and enslaved available from the many survivors of this crime (Nicholson, Dang, & Trodd, 2018).…”

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How many trafficked people are there in Greater New Orleans? Lessons in measurement

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Murphy

Silverman

2019

Journal of Human Trafficking

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In an effort to develop a model for estimating prevalence in a city or region of the United States, this study employed Multiple Systems Estimation, a statistical approach that uses data on known cases collected from individual agencies to estimate the number not known, with the ultimate aim of estimating the prevalence of trafficking in a region. Utilizing de-identified data provided by local non-profits and law enforcement agencies, the researchers estimated the prevalence of trafficking in the New Orleans-Metairie metropolitan statistical area. This represents one of the first attempts to use Multiple Systems Estimation to quantify human trafficking in a United States context. The article provides an account of the impediments to and limitations of conducting such an estimate, given the definitional variance and political dynamics that are endemic to antitrafficking efforts in the United States. The authors provide recommendations for data collection and prevalence analysis that could be applied in other cities or regions of the United States as well as in other similarly-resourced environments.

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How many trafficked people are there in Greater New Orleans? Lessons in measurement

Bales

Murphy

Silverman

2019

Journal of Human Trafficking

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“…However, their 'masters' continued to hold a proprietary relationship over the choris oikountes, retaining the ability to sell them at any time, for any purpose. Historical accounts also describe how persons enslaved in nineteenth century North America were permitted to run small enterprises that enabled the establishment of skills and businesses, which in turn led to economic freedom both during and following enslavement (Nicholson 2018). This runs counter to the argument of scholars who suggest that the construction of slavery as a category creates a binary (for instance, O'Connell Davidson 2010).…”

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“…The practice of renaming and use of disparaging and demeaning language were employed in many slave societies to denote slave status and undermine individuals' social and self-held beliefs as to what was 'normal' (a means of nullifying their personalities and reframing their identities from free men to slaves). 13 Enslaved persons also suffered a complete disregard for age and capacity as regards their wellbeing, a denial of privacy, and a profound lack of futurity (Nicholson 2018;Nicholson et al 2018). 14 All of these elements assured the deprivation of dignity, respect, and honour.…”

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Collapsing the Boundaries Between De Jure and De Facto Slavery: The Foundations of Slavery Beyond the Transatlantic Frame

Schwarz

Nicholson

2020

Hum Rights Rev

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The identification of contemporary forms of slavery is often problematically demarcated by reference to transatlantic enslavement as the definitive archetype. Such an approach overlooks other historic slaveries and neglects the totality of the maangamizi—the African holocaust. This article addresses the problematics of positioning the transatlantic system as the paradigm and unpacks the constituent elements of de jure slavery to construct an understanding of slavery as a condition as well as a status. By identifying the core features of de jure chattel slavery through time, this paper displaces the assumption that legal status is determinative, giving meaning to the concept of slavery in the contemporary world.

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“…Human rights scholars argue that the legal concept of modern slavery varies between jurisdictions and there is an ongoing debate on what constitutes slavery de jure and de facto and how to define modern slavery (see Nicholson, Dang, & Trodd, 2018 for an overview of the debate on slavery definitions). In business practice you may hear that trafficking, modern slavery, and forced labor are often used interchangeably, despite being based on different areas of the law and -although connected and overlapping -describe different concepts of exploitation.…”

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Modern Slavery Responses Need International Business Scholarship

Trautrims

2020

AIB Insights

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Modern slavery poses a challenge to many areas of international business and sometimes questions the legitimacy of underlying business models. All businesses are exposed to modern slavery in one way or another through their supply chains, but their actions to address the issue differ hugely. Some blame the complexity and anonymity of international supply chains or the limits of their market power to push for change. These are of course familiar experiences of international business practitioners, but no excuse to avoid action. This article hopes to offer routes and inspiration for international business scholars to contribute to ending modern slavery.

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A Full Freedom: Contemporary Survivors’ Definitions of Slavery

Cited by 9 publications

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How many trafficked people are there in Greater New Orleans? Lessons in measurement

How many trafficked people are there in Greater New Orleans? Lessons in measurement

Collapsing the Boundaries Between De Jure and De Facto Slavery: The Foundations of Slavery Beyond the Transatlantic Frame

Modern Slavery Responses Need International Business Scholarship

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