Public Opinion in Russia on the Politics of Human Trafficking

Legal cynicism effects on human trafficking efforts in Moldova and Albania

“…This finding is also consistent with Buckley's (2009) findings in Russia, where respondents endorsed both a desire for government intervention but high belief in the inability for an effective response.…”

Representations of Transnational Human Trafficking: A Critical Review

“…Throughout media representations, the focus tends to be on sex trafficking (Alvarez & Alessi, 2012;Buckley, 2009;Denton, 2010;Dijk, 2013;Farrell & Fahy, 2009;Kelly, 2005;Lobasz, 2009;Marchionni, 2012;Moore & Goldberg, 2015;Papadouka et al, 2016;Segrave, 2009;Wylie, 2016;Yick, 2010), an assessment statistically supported by Marchionni's (2012) classification of the types of trafficking normally reported:…”

“…Such responses are relatively constant across nations. Buckley (2009) indicates that previous research on Russian responses to victims of trafficking indicates that these victims are rejected by their families and communities. Cunningham and DeMarni Cromer (2016) show that US males also tend to blame victims.…”

“…Alternatively, children may be identified as victims (Alvarez & Alessi, 2012;Johnston et al, 2015;Plambech, 2016;Sanford et al, 2016;Sharma, 2005;Sobel, 2014;Wilson & O'Brien, 2016); they too are portrayed as weak/vulnerable, and generally presumed blameless/trafficked against their will. Further to being common in news media and pop culture, these stereotypes are also shared by policy makers and the public (Buckley, 2009;Dando et al, 2016;Gould, 2010;Musto, 2009). Even more so, these characteristics are also consistent with Christie's (1986) 'ideal victim'.…”

Women's human rights in Russia: outmoded battlegrounds, or new sites of contentious politics?

“…There is not adequate space in this article to discuss the specific problem of trafficking in women in Russia. See Buckley (2009) for an overview of some of the issues in this complex site of human rights violations. 2.…”