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This paper presents a historical overview of feminist frameworks for analysis and advocacy on human trafficking. It traces the major differences and similarities in the forms of knowledge produced since the Anti-White Slavery campaigns nearly two centuries ago. It highlights how institutional and moral considerations – especially concerning the treatment of the female body as an instrument – have played a role in shaping the conceptual possibilities and directions of politics for change. By tracing the epistemological and ethical tensions in the body of knowledge about human trafficking and the power relations involved in interpreting the question of human dignity and agency, the paper hopes to open new lines for debate and cooperation to address the varying interpretations of the use of force as well as the nature of human agency, decision-making and choice in the business of human trafficking. Attention is given to how, under the forces of globalisation, the unprecedented re-writing the human body, and sexuality (as a source of labour, sexual pleasure, and life itself) demands innovative ways for rethinking the relationship between "sex", "gender" and "power" – both in theoretical terms and as regards transnational social action.

In the 18th-century Southern Netherlands, rapt de séduction - synonymous with the marriage of minors without parental consent - wasn't an extinguishing practice. Among the elite groups courtship behaviour of minors was an acute problem. The question was not, however, one of changing norms and values of youngsters. Due to changing relations between different social groups - e.g. between high aristocrats and rich merchants - traditional barriers seem to have been crossed more boldly from about mid-century on, but this does not point to the emergence of notions as "free choice" and "modern love." On the whole youngsters were likely to have followed the wishes of their parents even more desperately then before; and if some minors didn't, they were genuinely seen as weak and blind victims of their own uncontrollable inner feelings directed at the wrong party. From both perspectives, "free choice" paradoxically resulted in a growing dependency on traditions and authority.

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