Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorVan der Spuy, Elrenaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHübschle, Annetteen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-30T17:59:59Z
dc.date.available2014-07-30T17:59:59Z
dc.date.issued2010en_ZA
dc.description.abstractOur understanding of the concept of security has changed since the end of the Cold War. A cursive look at our daily news headlines confirms that a plethora of phenomena are phrased in security terms. The 'drug on wars' and the 'global war on terrorism' are the most obvious examples. Trafficking in persons has also been elevated to a security issue. The trend of 'securitising' non-traditional security threats has not stirred much controversy as yet. This dissertation will question why and how the issue of human trafficking has been securitised. In using the Copenhagen School's securitisation theory as an analytical framework, the dissertation will examine the international and regional (southern Africa) dimensions of the securitisation of human trafficking. The emergence of human trafficking as a social problem in public discourse will be discussed. Of principal concern are the underlying interests that propel the moral panic. Another chapter will look at global strategies aimed at combating and preventing trafficking. Before exploring the parallels between the 'Global War on Terrorism' and the dominant anti-trafficking paradigm, existing research evidence on the prevalence, scale and size of human trafficking will be scrutinised.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHübschle, A. (2010). <i>Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4443en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHübschle, Annette. <i>"Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4443en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHübschle, A. 2010. Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Hübschle, Annette AB - Our understanding of the concept of security has changed since the end of the Cold War. A cursive look at our daily news headlines confirms that a plethora of phenomena are phrased in security terms. The 'drug on wars' and the 'global war on terrorism' are the most obvious examples. Trafficking in persons has also been elevated to a security issue. The trend of 'securitising' non-traditional security threats has not stirred much controversy as yet. This dissertation will question why and how the issue of human trafficking has been securitised. In using the Copenhagen School's securitisation theory as an analytical framework, the dissertation will examine the international and regional (southern Africa) dimensions of the securitisation of human trafficking. The emergence of human trafficking as a social problem in public discourse will be discussed. Of principal concern are the underlying interests that propel the moral panic. Another chapter will look at global strategies aimed at combating and preventing trafficking. Before exploring the parallels between the 'Global War on Terrorism' and the dominant anti-trafficking paradigm, existing research evidence on the prevalence, scale and size of human trafficking will be scrutinised. DA - 2010 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2010 T1 - Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa TI - Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4443 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4443
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHübschle A. Assumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Institute of Criminology, 2010 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4443en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentInstitute of Criminologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.titleAssumptions and Reality: The securitisation of human trafficking in Southern Africaen_ZA
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