Understanding Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Trafficking in Human Beings

Research Paper | Part 1 | October 2014

Dr Kiril Sharapov

Central European University | Glasgow Caledonian University

Understanding Public Knowledge and

Attitudes towards Trafficking in Human Beings

Research Paper | Part 1 | October 2014 1

Suggested citation:

Sharapov, K. (2014) Understanding Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Trafficking in Human Beings: Research Paper. Part 1. Budapest: Center for Policy Studies, Central European University

Art work on the front cover: left corner image - ’A Gift from Heaven’ by Jiao Xingtao. Both images photo courtesy of Kiril Sharapov 1

Kiril Sharapov is Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Center for Policy Studies, Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, on research leave (2013 – 2014) from Glasgow Caledonian University, United Kingdom, where he holds a position as Lecturer in Sociology. Having secured funding from the European Commission, he is currently leading a two-year project investigating public understanding of human trafficking in Hungary, Ukraine and the UK.

Kiril holds an MA in Human Rights from Central European University, and a PhD in Politics from the University of Glasgow.

kiril.sharapov@gcu.ac.uk and sharapovk@ceu.hu

International Legal Framework: Palermo Protocol (UN 2000) and Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery (UN 1956)

European Legal Framework: Council of Europe Convention on Action against THB (2005), and EU Directive on Combating and Preventing THB( 2011)

EU Policy Framework: EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings (2012-2016)

National Legal/Regulatory and Policy Frameworks

FRONTEX

INTERPOLUN

EuropolECOSCE

Criminals

‘Genuine’ Victims

Victims not recognised as ‘genuine’

= ‘Illegal’ immigrants

National governments,

lawmakers and judiciary

Social Services Law enforcement Immigration and border control

Non-governmental organisations

Various Interest groups

News media, entertainment

industry

Businesses / Corporations

Outside of the trafficking framework?

General Public

(consumers)

Outside of the trafficking framework?

‘Regular’ and ‘irregular(ised)’ migrants on continuums of migration and

exploitation

Outside of the trafficking framework?

Legend

Omitted from dominant anti-trafficking discourse

(Almost always assumed to be) Positive anti-trafficking structures and stakeholders

‘Genuine’ victims of trafficking: neutral, in need of identification and rescue

(Almost always) Negative parties within the dominant anti-trafficking discourse

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