Human Trafficking in the Americas: Conflicts and Crises at the Borders

The Women's Studies Committee of South Texas College in conjunction with the Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León is pleased to announce a call for papers for our fifth annual conference on Human Trafficking.

This year's theme will focus on trafficking within and between countries in the Americas. Because the causes and consequences of Human Trafficking are broad and varied, we seek submissions from scholars, practitioners and journalists across many disciplines, including Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Economics, Psychology and health professionals.

We especially encourage submissions on topics in one of following areas.

• Domestic trafficking in the United States, or within any country in the Americas
• Trafficking across borders
• Government efforts to combat trafficking in source countries
• The role of international organizations in combating trafficking
• The nature of and causes behind the growth of sexual exploitation and coerced sexual services performed by persons who are trafficked
• Organized sex industries and the people who profit from them
• The connection between transformations in the global economy and the rise of sexual slavery
• The expansion of worldwide markets and the rise of commodified sexuality and coerced sexual practices
• Strategies for reducing the global practice of sex and labor trafficking