TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - "America will not tolerate slave traders": counter-trafficking policies and U.S. power
JO  - Journal of women, politics and policy
A1  - Risley, Amy
SP  - 213
EP  - 238
VL  - 36
IS  - 2
N2  - The U.S. government has implemented an ambitious set of policies designed to combat human trafficking and sex trafficking in women and girls in particular. This article argues that anti-trafficking discourse and policy can be understood as a project to sustain and strengthen U.S. power. This power has been wielded through the use of foreign aid, which influences the actions of both state and non-state actors overseas. Existing policies reinforce unilateralism and executive-branch dominance. Policymakers have also used gender strategically to moralize their actions and assert global leadership on this issue. Gender is thus deployed to serve U.S. interests.     Keywords: Human trafficking<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1554-477X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1554477X.2015.1019278
ID  - ref1
ER  -