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The research explores how donor power influences everyday anti-trafficking efforts in Moldova.

March 19, 2026International MigrationOpen Access

When Aid Comes With Strings: Donor Power and Everyday Anti‐Trafficking Work in Moldova

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LBLudmila BogdanUniversity of Copenhagen

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Ethnographic research reveals how donor expectations shape anti-trafficking work in Moldova, suggesting a complex interaction between global and local agendas.

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The research explores how donor power influences everyday anti-trafficking efforts in Moldova.
Conducted ethnographically informed research
Conducted 15 interviews with frontline practitioners
Analyzed the impact of donor agendas on local anti-trafficking work
Donor agendas shape the definitions of victims and successful interventions
Moldovan experts' contextual knowledge is often sidelined
Local actors develop strategies to manage and resist donor expectations

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Ludmila Bogdan (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb9336496e729e629812ec https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.70151

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Ethnographic research reveals how donor expectations shape anti-trafficking work in Moldova, suggesting a complex interaction between global and local agendas.

When Aid Comes With Strings: Donor Power and Everyday Anti‐Trafficking Work in Moldova

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When Aid Comes With Strings: Donor Power and Everyday Anti‐Trafficking Work in Moldova

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