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Bernards, Nick (2017) The global politics of forced labour. Globalizations, 14 (6). pp. 944-957. doi:10.1080/14747731.2017.1287470
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2017.1287470
Abstract
This article examines the politics of governing forced labour. It develops and applies an approach drawing on Marx’s conception of the historical formation of ‘free’ labour in the process of ‘primitive accumulation’ and Gramsci’s conception of the ‘relations of force’. Viewed through this lens, rather than representing discrete ontological categories, the boundary between ‘free’ and ‘forced’ labour is repositioned as largely a contested and ambivalent artefact of governance. The concept of the ‘political relations of force’ highlights the ways in which such constructions are shaped by complex intersections between a diversity of different social forces. This approach is subsequently applied in an analysis of an International Labour Organization project on dealing with ‘traditional slavery’ in Niger.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School for Cross-faculty Studies > Global Sustainable Development | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Forced labor -- Niger, Slavery -- Niger, International Labour Organisation, Gramsci, Antonio, 1891-1937 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Globalizations | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1474-7731 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 13 February 2017 | ||||||
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| Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 May 2018 | ||||||
| Volume: | 14 | ||||||
| Number: | 6 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 944-957 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/14747731.2017.1287470 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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