Lexington Books
Pages: 184
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4985-8625-2 • Hardback • June 2019 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4985-8626-9 • eBook • June 2019 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
Amanda D. Clark, PhD, is independent scholar.
List 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
This 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
Framing the Fight against Human Trafficking provides a rare and fascinating look at the range of organizations engaged in the fight against human trafficking. Dr. Clark studies the leading US coalition focused on the issue, the Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST), and its organizational members. By adopting a relatively narrow strategic focus while avoiding narrow ideological commitments, the Alliance has managed to endure and grow with a diverse set of organizational members. She demonstrates that this unique coalition has been able not only to achieve remarkable success (e.g., all 50 states now have anti-trafficking policies), but also to help member organizations. The diverse organizations involved in the coalition, some focused on sex trafficking and others on labor trafficking, some on international and others on domestic trafficking, have shared strategies and tactics with one another, expanding their strategic repertoires. The book skillfully employs research and scholarship on social movements and coalitions to demonstrate how coalitions can succeed, and how organizations can learn new framing and tactical strategies from coalition partners. This is the definitive book on the anti-human trafficking movement and will be of interest to policy-makers, scholars interested in social movements and public policy, and the general public.
— Nella Van Dyke, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Merced