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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 ISSN 1474-7731.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/14747731.2017.1287470

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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
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DT Africa
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
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
Dates:
DateEvent
13 February 2017Published
1 January 2017Accepted
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
Date of first compliant deposit: 9 May 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 13 September 2018

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