TIP Reports as Policy and Narrative

Exploring the Communicative Framework for Policy Enactment

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2186247
AutoresJulie L Taylor (California State University, San Bernardino, autor correspondente), Kirsten L Isgro, Kirsten Isgro (SUNY Plattsburgh)
Ano2018
Volume4
Fascículo1
Páginas48-60
Data de publicação2018-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23322705.2018.1423446
OpenAlexW2783971979
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências 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