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Joel Quirk

Joel Quirk is a professor of politics at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is the author or coeditor of eight books and is a founding editor of Open Democracy’s Beyond Traffi...view moreJoel Quirk is a professor of politics at the University of the Witwatersrand. He is the author or coeditor of eight books and is a founding editor of Open Democracy’s Beyond Trafficking and Slavery. His work focuses on enslavement and abolition, work and mobility, social movements, gender and violence, historical repair, and the history and politics of Africa.view less