Ayushman Bhagat

Ayushman Bhagat is a lecturer in Political Geography at Brunel University London. His research focuses on the politics of anti-slavery and the spatialisation of migration control.

Who’s the ‘parasite’ in anti-trafficking?

A response letter to our new feature, 'Ten Years On, Have We Moved Beyond Trafficking and Slavery?'

By Ayushman Bhagat

/ 2 Jun 2025

Who’s the ‘parasite’ in anti-trafficking?

Do we really need a Global Commission on Modern Slavery?

Theresa May’s attempt at a legacy project won’t save anybody from ‘modern slavery’. But since it’s here, we have a few suggestions

By Joel Quirk and Ayushman Bhagat

/ 10 Apr 2024

Do we really need a Global Commission on Modern Slavery?

Forgotten survivor initiatives: the zombie projects of anti-trafficking

Survivors’ groups are supposed to empower people. This is what happens when they don’t

By Ayushman Bhagat

/ 7 Jun 2023

Forgotten survivor initiatives: the zombie projects of anti-trafficking

Labour migrants’ struggle to subvert anti-trafficking interventions in Nepal

For the targets of anti-trafficking measures, they are just one more obstacle to overcome.

By Ayushman Bhagat

/ 20 Jan 2021

Labour migrants’ struggle to subvert anti-trafficking interventions in Nepal