Who is Britain really saving in the fight against modern slavery?

在英国对抗现代奴役的斗争中,真正被拯救的是谁?

LSE: Public lectures and events

2026-05-06

1 小时 28 分钟
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As Black Lives Matter has exposed the legacies of transatlantic slavery and empire, Britain has launched a new moral crusade at home: the fight against “modern slavery.” This panel discussion marks the launch of Drugs, Race and the Politics of Modern Slavery Law by Insa Lee Koch and asks what this crusade is really doing.
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  • Welcome to the LSE events podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

  • Get ready to hear from some of the most influential international figures in the social sciences.

  • Welcome to LSE for this hybrid event.

  • My name's Professor Coretta Phillips and I'm from the Department of Social Policy here at the LSE.

  • And I work broadly in the field of race and crime.

  • I'm really delighted to welcome back Professor Inca Koch, who.

  • Is no longer a full-time member of faculty at LSE, but retains a strong association with the LSE.

  • Welcome back.

  • And also really pleased to hear that your book's now out and published in the prestigious Clarendon.

  • Studies in Criminology series but is also importantly open access so you do n't have to pay the ridiculously high prices

  • that Oxford University Press charge for their monographs.

  • Welcome to all of you and also welcome to our online audience.

  • This event is being hosted by the International Inequalities Institute and also the LSE Law School.

  • So I'm going to introduce all of our panellists in a moment.

  • But first of all, just the usual housekeeping.

  • Can everyone please turn their phones to silent so that we don't disrupt the event?

  • The event's being recorded and will hopefully be made available as a podcast subject to any technical difficulties.

  • I want to offer thanks to Peter Kane, as ever,

  • who 's just super organized and brilliant at organizing all of the logistics for the event,

  • lots of stuff going on behind the scenes.