| ID | 086254 |
| Title Proper | Public opinion in Russia on the politics of human trafficking |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Buckley, Mary |
| Publication | 2009. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The growing literature on human trafficking lacks survey data on citizens' attitudes towards it in states of origin. This article discusses the results of a nationwide public opinion poll conducted in June 2007 in Russia and explores the views of two focus groups. It examines Russians' thoughts about the causes and scale of human trafficking and beliefs about what should be done to tackle it, by whom and how. Both sets of data reveal pessimism about state capacity to address human trafficking effectively.
* Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the annual conference of BASEES, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, 29-31 March 2008, to the School of Public Policy, University College, London, 15 November 2007 and to the Hat Club, Hughes Hall, Cambridge, 17 October 2007. I am most grateful to the British Academy and the Russian Academy of Sciences for research trips to Moscow and St Petersburg in 2004 and 2007 and again to the British Academy for a small research grant which enabled me to visit a third time in June 2007 and to fund a nationwide public opinion poll and two focus groups held in Moscow and Vladimir. Thanks are due to Alexei Grazhdankin, Alexey Levinson and Svetlana Koroleva of the Levada Centre. Gratitude is also owed to anonymous reviewers for their feedback. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 61, No. 2; Mar 2009: p.213 - 248 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 61, No. 2; Mar 2009: p.213 - 248 |
| Key Words | Russia ; Public Opinion ; Politics ; Human Trafficking ; Philosopher ; Political Scientists |