Paper short abstract

The paper seeks to explore the relationship between adoption and principles of enlightenment in order to address its humanitarian foundation.

Paper long abstract

Increasingly adoption and more so transnational adoption is deemed to be an important ethical practice. This paper seeks to unravel the relationship between adoption and various principles of enlightenment. Posited between the viewpoints of adoptee network groups and the global focus on adoption, the paper seeks to critically address the humanitarian foundation that seems to underpin the global availability of children and their displacement.