TIP Reports as Policy and Narrative

Exploring the Communicative Framework for Policy Enactment

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2186247
AutoresJulie L Taylor (California State University, San Bernardino, autor de correspondencia), Kirsten L Isgro, Kirsten Isgro (SUNY Plattsburgh)
Año2018
Volumen4
Número1
Páginas48-60
Fecha de publicación2018-01-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23322705.2018.1423446
OpenAlexW2783971979
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas21

To date, a main source of information about human trafficking is the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, which has been generated by the U.S. Department of State since 2001. The TIP Report annually chronicles nation-states’ action(s) toward ending human trafficking. This study examines the role of the TIP Report as a communicative and mediated representational document of policy texts. Our findings assert that the document in itself is a mediated production. That is, each iteration of the TIP Report is constructed to craft specific narratives around human trafficking and who is responsible (from people to locations). Thus, this document uses policy texts to narratively construct and promote particular understandings. Accordingly, we used a communicative framework to examine the interplay and consequences between policy and narrative throughout the document. In the end, we offer both theoretical and practical contributions for research on policy communication and reporting on human trafficking

Art · Craft · Criminology · Human trafficking · Literature · Narrative · Narrative inquiry · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Policy and Administration Research