July 30th is the UN-recognized World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, while January 11th is the US-recognized National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Both days center on bringing attention and education to the public about the issue of human trafficking. While these days are crucial for shining a spotlight on the problem, the conversation often stops short of deeper insights and solutions. Criminological theories can offer us the foundation and tools to do just that.
Animal History publishes cutting-edge historical research on the histories of animals and human-animal relationships, documenting the impacts animals have had on global histories, cultures, languages, technologies, and environments as well as the impacts that humans have had on animals and their pas
By Hatim Rahman, author of Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control WorkersIt was barely a decade ago that many of us became enamored by the “gig” economy. Booking a room, ride, or restaurant took seconds and could be done at virtually any time or place.A major factor enabling the g
In the summer of 2020, following the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd in the United States and the ensuing global protests against anti-Black racism led by the Black Lives Matter movement, a brief window of time opened to “take audacious steps to address systemic racial ine