Heather Smith-Cannoy is an associate professor of political science at Arizona State University. She directs the Global Human Rights Hub and the Social Justice and Human Rights program. She is the author of Insincere Commitments: Human Rights Treaties, Abusive States and Citizen Activism (Georgetown University Press, 2012).Patricia C. Rodda is an assistant professor of international relations at Carroll University.Charles Anthony Smith is a professor in political science and law at the University of California, Irvine. Beginning in July 2022, he will be the editor in chief for Political Research Quarterly.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Gendered Approach to Sex Trafficking2. A Global Perspective on Human Trafficking and Quantitative Analysis of Causes3. India4. Thailand5. Russia6. Nigeria7. BrazilConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Heather Smith-Cannoy is an associate professor of political science at Arizona State University. She directs the Global Human Rights Hub and the Social Justice and Human Rights program. She is the author of Insincere Commitments: Human Rights Treaties, Abusive States and Citizen Activism (Georgetown University Press, 2012).Patricia C. Rodda is an assistant professor of international relations at Carroll University.Charles Anthony Smith is a professor in political science and law at the University of California, Irvine. Beginning in July 2022, he will be the editor in chief for Political Research Quarterly.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Gendered Approach to Sex Trafficking2. A Global Perspective on Human Trafficking and Quantitative Analysis of Causes3. India4. Thailand5. Russia6. Nigeria7. BrazilConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

Heather Smith-Cannoy is an associate professor of political science at Arizona State University. She directs the Global Human Rights Hub and the Social Justice and Human Rights program. She is the author of Insincere Commitments: Human Rights Treaties, Abusive States and Citizen Activism (Georgetown University Press, 2012).Patricia C. Rodda is an assistant professor of international relations at Carroll University.Charles Anthony Smith is a professor in political science and law at the University of California, Irvine. Beginning in July 2022, he will be the editor in chief for Political Research Quarterly.

• PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Gendered Approach to Sex Trafficking2. A Global Perspective on Human Trafficking and Quantitative Analysis of Causes3. India4. Thailand5. Russia6. Nigeria7. BrazilConclusionReferencesIndexAbout the Authors