The Trade in Human Beings for Sex in Southeast Asia

 

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Abstract
The Trade in Human Beings for Sex in Southeast Asia brings together 28 senior scholars and experts hailing from all over the world in various disciplines: Ethnology and Social Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Psycho-Criminology, Medicine, Law, Economics, History, as well as Humanitarian assistance to give a general statement on slavery, prostitution and trafficking in persons in this region. In recent years, prostitution and trafficking in women and children for the purpose of sexual exploitation have been steadily increasing at an alarmig rate. Underlying reasons are not only the ongoing process of globalization and the lagging behind of the concerned emerging economies, but also a number of cultural factors specific to this region. The problem’s background in given in Part 1: A look at the past; Part 2 provides the data from field studies in human trafficking and prostitution; Part 2 deals with additional related problems and suggests possible responses. An indispensable work covering all aspects of this complex problem and proffering suggestions to deal with it.

 

(Résumé : The Trade in Human Beings for Sex in Southeast Asia réunit vingt-huit chercheurs et experts chevronnés du monde entier dans différentes disciplines : ethnologie et anthropologie sociale, sociologie, géographie, sciences politiques, psychologie, psycho-criminologie, médecine, droit, économie, histoire, et aide humanitaire, pour proposer un état des lieux général sur l'esclavage, la prostitution et le trafic des personnes dans cette région. Depuis quelques années, la prostitution et le trafic des femmes et des enfants à fins d'exploitation sexuelle y ont augmenté de façon constante à un rythme alarmant. Les raisons profondes n'en sont pas seulement le processus de mondialisation en cours ni le retard économique des nations émergentes concernées, mais aussi un certain nombre de facteurs culturels caractéristiques de cette région. La première partie décrit la toile de fond du problème : "Regard sur le passé" ; la deuxième expose les données issues d'études de terrain sur le trafic de personnes et la prostitution ; et la troisième s'intéresse à d'autres questions connexes et propose des réponses possibles. Cet ouvrage indispensable couvre tous les aspects de ce problème complexe et suggère des solutions pour l'affronter.)


The contributors (les contributeurs)
Dr. Jean BAFFIE (Sociologist, CNRS, Director of the Maison Asie-Pacifique of Marseilles, France);
Dr. Didier BERTRAND (Intercultural Psychologist, France);
Prof. Philippe BESSOLES (Clinical Psychopathologist, University Pierre Mendès-France, Grenoble, France);
Dr. Gilles BEULLIER (M.D., Paediatrician, Gabriel Martin Hospital Centre of St Paul, La Réunion, France);
Ms. Jennifer BURN (Lawyer, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia);
Dr. Pierre-Arnaud CHOUVY (Geographer, CNRS, France);
Dr. Soizick CROCHET (Social Anthropologist, France),
Prof. Emmanuel DIALMA (Lawyer, expert on Cambodian law, France);
Mr. Maxime GUILMIN (Historian, University of Caen, France);
Commander Christian GUTH (Police Officer, Project Officer-Child Rights: UNICEF and Cambodian Ministry of Interior, France);
Dr. David R. JOHNSON (M.D., M.P.H., Centre for the Victims of Torture, Minneapolis Healing Center, USA);
Dr. Pierre LE ROUX (Social Anthropologist, France);
Mr. Richard MANIN (Photo Reporter, France);
Dr. Julia MARTINEZ (Social Anthropologist, CAPSTRANS, University of Wollongong, Australia);
Dr. Dominique MENGUY (Police Officer and Social Anthropologist, France);
Dr. Greg MULLER (Historian, expert on Cambodian archives, Delegate of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Switzerland);
Dr. Tom OBOKATA (Lawyer, Human Rights Centre of the Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Great Britain); Dr. Florence PASNIK (Economist, director of the NGO AIDéTouS, France);
Ms. PRAPARAT KHACHORNBOON (Lawyer, expert on protection, legal and trafficking issues, Thailand);
Dr. Marie-Corinne RODRIGUEZ (Historian, University of Provence, France);
Dr. Sébastien ROUX (Political Expert, member of IRIS, France);
Prof. Marco SCARPATI (Barrister, University of Milan-Bicocca, President of ECPAT Italy, Italy);
Prof. SOMMAI CHINNAK (Social Anthropologist, Ubon Rachathani University, Thailand);
Prof. Thomas M. STEINFATT (Intercultural Health Communication Specialist, University of Miami, USA);
Prof. Joseph F. SWINGLE (Sociologist, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA);
Dr. Alain TESTART (Social Anthropologist, CNRS, LAS-Collège de France, France);
Dr. Frédéric THOMAS (Economist, expert on social evaluation of tourism issues, France);
Ms. WATCHAREE SRIKHAM (Social Anthropologist, Ubon Rachathani University, Thailand),
Prof. Sallie YEA (Sociologist, director of the NGO IDEALS, Melbourne, Australia).