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Examines the issue of human trafficking and offers a blueprint for its eradication. Critically assesses existing anti-trafficking initiatives and introduces a novel approach rooted in a sociotechnical framework that models a multidisciplinary strategy that combines both social and technological interventions.
1. Examining the Nexus Between Technology and Human Trafficking in South
Africa: A Systematic Review
2. Psychological Factors in Combating Trafficking
in Human Beings
3. Facebook Friendship, Mockery Love, and Girls' Trafficking
from Poor Families: A Case of Bangladesh
4. Survivors Trafficking Social
Media: Reimagining Rehabilitation of Survivors of Human Trafficking in the
Digital Space
5. A Comparative Study of Human Trafficking in South Asia:
Applicability of Governmental Policies and Technologies
6. Modern Slavery:
The Fight of the Future
7. How India Deals with Trafficking
8. Human Rights
and Cyberspace: An Analysis
9. Modern Slavery and Porous Borders: A Study of
India-Bangladesh Borderlands
10. Use and Abuse of Social Media (SM) and Its
Impact on Youngsters: "Social Media Is a Blessing If Used in the Right Way"
11. Cybercrime and Human Rights
12. A Thematic Analysis of Human Trafficking:
Its Forms, Causes, and Rehabilitation of Victims in Karnataka
13. Human
Trafficking and Personhood: Implications for Africans
14. Cybersex
Trafficking in Tanzania: An Interrogation of the Law
15. The Utilization and
Exploitation of Social Media in the Context of Human Trafficking
16.
Trafficking in the Digital Era: Risk to Vulnerable People in Central India
17. Reflection of Human Trafficking in Hindi Film: An Exploration
18. Victims
of Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking: Challenges and Possible Solution
Usha Rana, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the School of Gender and Development Studies at Indira Gandhi National Open University in Delhi, India. With over 12 years of teaching and research experience, she specializes in the study of sexuality, gender studies, and the sociology of technology. Her research interests also encompass marginalized communities, research methodology, and community health. She has published more than 60 papers in journals and conferences indexed in SSCI/Scopus, authored three edited books, and contributed four book chapters. She has also delivered lectures at various national and international workshops. Dr. Rana is an active member of the International Sociological Association, the Indian Sociological Society, and the Womens Indian Association.
Rupender Singh, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the VTT Technical Research Center in Espoo, Finland. His prior experience includes roles as a Consultant with Lumenci and as Postdoctoral Fellow at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan. From 2009 to 2013, he served as an Assistant Professor at the World Institute of Technology in Gurgaon, India. He has authored two books and published over 50 papers in journals and conferences.
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