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Book SynopsisNongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the antihuman trafficking movement have proliferated over the past few decades, each focusing on different aspects of the problem. Many of these NGOs have joined coalitions to pool resources and expertise. What are the messages that NGOs use to define and prescribe solutions to the human trafficking issue? How do changes in the external political environment or the internal coalition structure impact NGO framing strategy? This book uses a unique dataset to illustrate and analyze the discursive processes of NGOs over three distinct time periods: 20082010, 20112012, and 20132014. The data was gathered from public documents and supplemented by interviews from fifteen US anti-trafficking NGOs involved in the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST). This analysis shows that the ATEST coalition has targeted the state (contentious politics) and private industry (private politics) to advance its antihuman trafficking agenda. Sex trafficking has n
Trade ReviewThis meticulously researched and well-written book offers a timely investigation into the pressing global problem of human trafficking. Through a sophisticated multi-method analysis of the evolution of the core organizations fighting human trafficking, we learn a great deal about the framing strategies, tactics, outcomes and coalitional dynamics of this particular movement industry. This tour de force should be read by organizational and social movement scholars alike, as well as by policy-makers working on human trafficking. -- Sarah A. Soule, Stanford University
Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: Framing the Fight against Human Trafficking Chapter 1: Collaborating to End Human Trafficking Chapter 2: Social Movement Framing and Issue Definition Chapter 3: Solidifying the Base 2008-2010 Chapter 4: Addressing Challenges 2011-2012 Chapter 5: Growing by Learning 2013-2014 Conclusion: Diffusion, Identity, and Movement Success Bibliography Appendix A- Membership of ATEST 2007-2014 Appendix B- Acronyms and Websites Appendix C- Document Count by NGO by Year Appendix D- Interview Protocol Appendix E- Interviewee List Appendix F- Weighting Formula and Data Collection
