PAFF 6347 Human Trafficking
This graduate-level seminar provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of Human Trafficking as a major transnational organized crime (TOC), a pervasive security threat, and a complex humanitarian crisis. Students will move beyond definitional basics to explore the global political economy of the trade, analyzing the root causes of vulnerability (conflict, poverty, gender inequality), the business models of trafficking networks, and the nexus between illicit finance and exploitation. The course offers an advanced examination of the international policy framework, including the Palermo Protocol and the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), critically assessing the efficacy of the "3 P's" model (Prosecution, Protection, Prevention). Emphasis is placed on using data and evidence to inform public policy design, with a focus on supply chain transparency, victim services, and intelligence-led investigations.