Understanding Public Knowledge and Attitudes towards Trafficking in Human Beings: A Cross-National Study

Project Information

UP-KAT

Grant agreement ID: 298401

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2013

End date 31 December 2014

Funded under

• Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Total cost € 195 724,40

EU contribution € 195 724,40

Coordinated by

KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM
Hungary

Objective

"The overall aim of this 24-month project is to research, evaluate, and disseminate a broader understand-ing of how Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) is understood by the general public in countries of the en-larged EU and its neighbour states. The project will assess the influence of socio-economic, demograph-ic and attitudinal factors on public knowledge and understanding of THB by situating the analysis within socio-economic and political contexts of the countries of origin, transit and destination for THB. The find-ings will aid in the development of anti-trafficking policies and targeted public awareness campaigns.
Theoretically, this research will contribute to ongoing scholarly debates on how citizens can influence public policies and how public knowledge is embedded in complex socio-political processes. This will be achieved by exploring public understanding of THB as a function of individual socio-economic and de-mographic attributes, attitudes towards a broad range of issues surrounding THB (immigration, gender inequality, prostitution, consumption), and discursive construction of national policies on immigration, gender equality and social justice. The project will address the existing deficit of comparative empirical data in the field by producing three rich cross-national data sets on public understanding of THB. Data will be collected using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, including omnibus-powered face-to-face surveys of nationally representative samples of adults in Ukraine, Hungary and the UK, fo-cus groups and qualitative semi-structured interviews. In addition to the academic significance of re-search outcomes, the project will also offer and promote a set of context-specific recommendations on how to develop targeted campaigns and policies to inform public awareness of trafficking and its links to the factors of supply and demand."

Fields of science

• social sciences › political sciences › political policies › public policies
• social sciences › sociology › social issues › social inequalities › gender inequality
• social sciences › sociology › gender studies › gender equality
• social sciences › sociology › demography › human migrations
• social sciences › law › human rights

Programme(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)

Topic(s)

• FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF - Marie-Curie Action: "Intra-European fellowships for career development"

Call for proposal

FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IEF
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Funding Scheme

MC-IEF - Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)

Coordinator

KOZEP-EUROPAI EGYETEM

• EU contribution: € 195 724,40
• Address: NADOR UTCA 9 ; 1051 Budapest ; Hungary
• Region: Közép-Magyarország › Budapest › Budapest
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Lilla Jakobs (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data