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Globalization and the Emergence of Violent Non-state Actors: The Case of Human Trafficking

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of globalization on the emergence of human trafficking as a transnational security threat. The author discusses the relationship between globalization and violent non-state actors (VNSAs), seeing human trafficking as one of VNSAs threatening the state in the age of globalization. The erosion of state sovereignty and emergence of transnational organized crime are analyzed in an attempt to understand the role of globalization in transforming human trafficking into a transnational challenge.

Funding statement: Funding: This research has been funded by the PhD Fellowship for Foreign Citizens No. 2215 of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), awarded to the author.

Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank Dr. Ersel Aydınlı for his comments and suggestions at the initial stages of this research, as well as two anonymous reviewers.

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