Modern Slavery Research Group publications

Our research

Constructing the ideal victim in the United States of America's annual trafficking in persons reports

Wilson, Michael, O'Brien, Erin (2016) Constructing the ideal victim in the United States of America's annual trafficking in persons reports. Crime, Law and Social Change, 65 (1), pp.29-45.
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Human trafficking and heroic consumerism

O'Brien, Erin (2018) Human trafficking and heroic consumerism. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 7 (4), pp.1-6.
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Challenging the Human Trafficking Narrative: Victims, Villains, and Heroes

O'Brien, Erin (2019) Challenging the Human Trafficking Narrative: Victims, Villains, and Heroes (Victims, Culture and Society). Victims, Culture and Society.

Virtual Saviours: Digital games and anti-trafficking awareness-raising

O'Brien, Erin, Berents, Helen (2019) Virtual Saviours: Digital games and anti-trafficking awareness-raising. The Anti-Trafficking Review, 13, pp.82-99.

The Effects of COVID-19 on the Textile and Apparel Value Chain

Street, Paige, Bolger, Sarah, Payne, Alice, Boersma, Martijn, Coneybeer, Justine, Josserand, Emmanuel, Kaine, Sarah, O'Brien, Erin, Maguire, Rowena, Rissanen, Timo (2022) The Effects of COVID-19 on the Textile and Apparel Value Chain. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 29.

Political investorism: Conceptualising the political participation of shareholders and investors

O’Brien, Erin, Coneybeer, Justine, Boersma, Martijn, Payne, Alice (2022) Political investorism: Conceptualising the political participation of shareholders and investors. International Political Science Review.
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From Mobsters to Magnates: Shifting Blame for Modern Slavery in Australian Parliamentary Inquiries

O'Brien, Erin (2022) From Mobsters to Magnates: Shifting Blame for Modern Slavery in Australian Parliamentary Inquiries. Parliamentary Affairs, 75 (2), pp.Article number: gsaa070340–361.
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Responsible citizens, political consumers and the state

O'Brien, Erin, Macoun, Alissa (2022) Responsible citizens, political consumers and the state. Acta Politica, 57 (2), pp.377-395.
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When Women Owe Women : Framing Consumer Responsibility in the Context of Fast Fashion

Horton, Kathleen, Street, Paige, O’Brien, Erin (2022) When Women Owe Women : Framing Consumer Responsibility in the Context of Fast Fashion. International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 11 (2), pp.116-128.
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Modern Slavery Risk Disclosures in Business Operations and Supply Chains

Ahmed, Shakoor, Chapple, Larelle, Christ, Katherine, Osborne, Sarah (2022) Modern Slavery Risk Disclosures in Business Operations and Supply Chains. In Tauringana, Venancio, Moses, Olayinka (Eds.), Environmental Sustainability and Agenda 2030 : Efforts, Progress and Prospects, Advances in Environmental Accounting and Management, pp.67-104.
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As cheap as humanly possible: why consumers care less about worker welfare

Stringer, Tara, Payne, Alice, Mortimer, Gary (2022) As cheap as humanly possible: why consumers care less about worker welfare. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 26 (4), pp.717-737.
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