This book investigates the links between human trafficking and national security in Southern Africa. Human trafficking violates borders, supports organised crime and corrupts border officials, and yet policymakers rarely view the persistence of human trafficking as a security issue. Adopting an expanded conceptualisation of security to encompass the individual as well as the state, Richard Obinna Iroanya lays the groundwork for understanding human trafficking as a security threat. He outlines the conditions and patterns of human trafficking globally before moving into detailed case studies of South Africa and Mozambique. Together, these case studies bring into focus the lives of the 'hidden population' in the region, with analysis and policy recommendations for combating a global phenomenon.

Provides a global overview of human trafficking and case studies with in-depth analysis of the issue in South Africa and Mozambique Offers frameworks and policy recommendations for understanding and addressing the security dimensions of human trafficking Analyzes existing international, regional, and national anti-trafficking legislation, with special focus on the region of Southern Africa

Autorentext
Richard Obinna Iroanya is a member of the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership Institute, University of South Africa. Formerly a research fellow at the Africa Institute of South Africa, he is the co-editor of Towards Africa-oriented Risk Analysis Models.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Perspectives on Human Trafficking.- 3. Overview of Human Trafficking as a Global Phenomenon.- 4. Human Trafficking: the South African Experience.- 5. Human Trafficking: the Mozambican Experience.- 6. Policy Responses to Human Trafficking in Mozambique and South Africa.- 7. Conclusion: Human Trafficking as a Security Problem.