A critical appraisal of anti-child trafficking discourse and policy in Southern Benin

Bibliographic Data

ID3225216
AuthorsNeil Howard (0000-0003-4174-7349, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Neil Philip Howard (University of Oxford)
Year2012
Volume19
Issue4
Pages554-568
Publication date2012-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildhood (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0907-5682 • E-ISSN: 1461-7013
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0907568212444738
OpenAlexW2124986785
LanguageEN
Citations received8
References cited4

This article offers a critical overview of anti-child trafficking discourse and policy in Southern Benin. The article examines the major trends in interventions pioneered by the dominant institutional actors in the field, and looks at the discursive background against which they are formed. The article contrasts mainstream policy and discourse with the alternative narratives and policy suggestions pertaining at the level of the communities who find themselves targeted by the anti-trafficking establishment. It offers suggestions for the improvement of policy

Criminology · Critical appraisal · Critical discourse analysis · Discourse analysis · Economic growth · Economics · Ideology · Mainstream · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Psychological intervention · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Human Rights and Development · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Sex work and related issues

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