Citation

Kelly L. Int. Rev. Victimology 2004; 11(1): 33-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, World Society of Victimology, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/026975800401100103

PMID

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Abstract

Intense and unresolved debates on prostitution are played out in discussions of trafficking in interesting and contradictory ways. Should women and girls be designated 'victims' or 'migrant sex workers'? And what are the implications in practice of each position for those detected in foreign countries? Other questions such as the globalisation of the sex industry, the extension of sex markets in terms of demand for foreign women are rarely interrogated outside of feminist discourse. This paper explores these questions, linking them to feminist theorization of victimization and survival. It draws on recent research findings on trafficking within Europe, and suggests that more complex concepts and frameworks are necessary, both to enhance understanding and ensure that those who are sexually exploited are treated -- in word and deed -- as full human beings.

Language: en