Dissertation
Post-Trafficking Support for Women with Lived-Experiences of or Like-Trafficking: An exploration of government and non-government services in Australia and Thailand
The University of Sydney
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The University of Sydney
2023
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Abstract
This research provides a deeper understanding of contemporary post-trafficking support-services in Australia and Thailand. In responding to the growing body of critical social justice scholarship that calls for the voices of service-users in this space, and the notable absence of meaningful attention paid to the post-trafficking experience, this research adds to the limited understanding of what takes place in the post-trafficking context. It is evident that support-services act as gatekeepers in protecting service-users from the academic community. Therefore, this research contributes to building a greater understanding of the extent that opportunities exist for agency on the part of service-users, from the perspectives of service-providers. The research included typical origin and destination countries, Thailand and Australia, where a robust body of work existed around the criminal justice underpinnings that shape the contemporary anti-trafficking agenda. The qualitative study was conducted by interviewing post-trafficking support-service practitioners, in government and non-government settings. The addition of a feminist, social science informed perspective to this research allowed for the integration of complex, intersectional socioeconomic factors that contribute to the post-trafficking experiences of women in the Asia Pacific region. The data revealed a substantial absence of meaningful mechanisms for women to regain and assert agency within the post-trafficking support-service experience.
Details
- Title
- Post-Trafficking Support for Women with Lived-Experiences of or Like-Trafficking: An exploration of government and non-government services in Australia and Thailand
- Creators
- Jessica Joy Gillies - Southern Cross University, Faculty of Health
- Contributors
- Ruth Phillips (Advisor) - The University of SydneyDonna Baines (Advisor) - The University of SydneyAmanda Howard (Advisor) - The University of Sydney
- Awarding Institution
- The University of Sydney; Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
- Theses
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), The University of Sydney
- Publisher
- The University of Sydney
- Number of pages
- xiii, 294
- Identifiers
- 991013261009302368
- Copyright
- The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission.
- Resource Type
- Dissertation