Julia O’Connell Davidson is a professor in social research at the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol. Her new book, Modern Slavery: the Margins of Freedom, Palgrave Macmillan, was published in October 2015.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLibyan outrage: slavery or borders?A recent CNN video of an apparent ‘slave auction’ in Libya has caused horror on social media, but the term slavery...
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Published in: HomeSlavery: memory and afterlivesWhat role does memory play in the politics of the present? How can we build better futures through politicising the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryWalk Free: measuring global slavery, or masking global hypocrisy?The Walk Free Foundation claims to fight ‘modern slavery’ by measuring its extent, but is its index not just an...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery'Modern Slavery': a response to Rahila GuptaPolicymakers and modern-day abolitionists have co-opted trafficking and slavery discourse for illiberal ends. To say...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe practical necessity of utopian thinkingBTS editors introduce their series on utopia, arguing that only by striving for utopia can we hope to move beyond...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and Slavery“Let us live or make us die!” Migrants’ challenge to their outlawryOn International Migrants Day, all liberal democratic states will reaffirm their respect for migrants' rights. This...