Mind the Gap(s)? Evidence and UK Policymaking on Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery

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ID2186491
AuthorsAlex Balch (0000-0002-0371-4629, University of Liverpool), Olivia Hesketh
Year2024
Volume10
Issue2
Pages330-338
Publication date2024-04-02
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Human Trafficking (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2332-2705 • E-ISSN: 2332-2713
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23322705.2024.2303257
OpenAlexW4391539216
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited16

This article examines four critical gaps in the evidence-policy relationship on human trafficking and modern slavery (HTMS) in the UK: prioritization, epistemology, synchronization and trust. Drawing on multiple sources, the authors outline key features of the landscape around evidence and policy in the UK, identify ways to address gaps and bring together researchers, those directly affected, and policymakers. The findings point to a growing consensus on improving research on HTMS, but a continuing need for work to provide appropriate conditions for a productive evidence-policy system. The conclusions reflect opportunities and challenges in the light of recent political moves in the UK that undermine linkages between evidence and policy

Criminology · Human trafficking · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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