Journal of Human Trafficking
Volume 1, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 209-234

Women of the Kachin Conflict: Trafficking and Militarized Femininity on the Burma-China Border (Article)

Kamler E.M.*
  • a Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

This article presents findings from field research on the trafficking of women from Kachin State, Burma into China as “forced brides.” Analyzing interviews with trafficking survivors, female soldiers, women’s activists and KIO administrators, I describe the factors that influence trafficking, the mechanism by which it occurs, and argue that by looking at Kachin women’s experiences, we may understand the workings of the conflict more broadly. ©, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

China Gender Burma Kachin conflict Trafficking

Index Keywords

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85030768823&doi=10.1080%2f23322705.2015.1014664&partnerID=40&md5=d849c101d955fac114cebd3fad7a6bf8

DOI: 10.1080/23322705.2015.1014664
ISSN: 23322705
Cited by: 3
Original Language: English