University of Twente Student Theses
Prostitution policies and human trafficking : a comparative case study on Sweden and the Netherlands
Okken, S.M. (2022) Prostitution policies and human trafficking : a comparative case study on Sweden and the Netherlands.
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| Abstract: | This bachelor thesis provides new insights into the relationship between the policymaking on prostitution and human trafficking. The research question How does policymaking on prostitution influence the trafficking in human beings for sexual purposes? is answered by a comparative case study on Sweden and the Netherlands. The findings indicate that the legalisation of prostitution leads to an increase in the trafficking in human beings, following the results of previous research. This causal relationship gets examined by focusing on the intervening variable of the policymaking on human trafficking. Both countries´ National Action Plans get analysed with regard to the Prosecution of Traffickers, the Protection of Victims and the Prevention of Trafficking. As a result, a strong focus on Prosecution Policies seems to strengthen the negative effect of the prohibition of prostitution on the increase of trafficking in human beings while a focus on Protection Policies seems to strengthen the positive effect of legalised prostitution on the increase of trafficking in human beings. Ultimately this thesis advocates a new, more practical, thinking of policymaking on prostitution. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92438 |
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