Human Trafficking and Security in Southern Africa: The South African and Mozambican Experience (African Histories and Modernities)

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. .-- Provided by publisher Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 1-10 Perspectives on Human Trafficking (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 11-66 Overview of Human Trafficking as a Global Phenomenon (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 67-117 Human Trafficking: The South African Experience (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 119-150 Human Trafficking: The Mozambican Experience (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 151-183 Policy Responses to Human Trafficking in Mozambique and South Africa (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 185-224 Conclusion: Human Trafficking as a Security Problem (Richard Obinna Iroanya)....Pages 225-243 Back Matter ....Pages 245-253 This text 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