Kevin Bales
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Kevin Bales | |
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Born | February 9, 1952 |
Alma mater | BA in Anthropology, University of Oklahoma; MA in Sociology, University of Mississippi;
MSc in Economic History, London School of Economics; and Ph.D. at the Anti-slavery |
Thesis | Early innovations in social research: the Poverty Survey of Charles Booth (1994) |
Kevin Brian Bales
Professional and academic career
Bales graduated from Ponca City High School in Ponca City, Oklahoma, in 1970. Bales earned his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics in 1994 with a thesis on Early innovations in social research: the Poverty Survey of Charles Booth.[2] He holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Oklahoma, an MA in Sociology from the University of Mississippi, and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics.[citation needed]
In 1990, Bales partnered with Simon Pell, to form the fund-raising and research consultancy, Pell & Bales Ltd.[3] The firm raises funds for medical charities, human rights groups, environmental campaigns, overseas development, and the Labour Party.[4]
Bales has since served as a Trustee of Anti-Slavery International and as a consultant to the
In 2015 he was a Professor of Human Rights at the Pozen Family Center for Human Rights at the University of Chicago. From 2001 to 2005 Bales was a visiting Professor of International Studies at the Croft Institute at the University of Mississippi.[citation needed]
Bales has also served as Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham, as Emeritus Professor of Sociology at
Books
Bales has written several books on modern slavery. Perhaps his best-known book is Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy (1999; revised edition, 2004, further edition 2012), an analysis of five slave-based businesses:
In 2016, Bales published Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World (2016). In 2018, he wrote the afterward to The Dead Eye and the Deep Blue Sea: A Graphic Memoir of Modern Slavery (2018), written and illustrated by Vannak Anan Prum, a Cambodian author formerly enslaved on a Thai fishing vessel.
Awards and recognitions
In 2000 Bales was awarded the
Most recently, Bales received the 2011
Bales was appointed
Selected bibliography
Books
- Bales, Kevin (1999). Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy (2004; 2012) ISBN 9780520243842
- Bales, Kevin (2005). Understanding Global Slavery: A Reader ISBN 9780520245075
- Bales, Kevin (2005). New Slavery: A Reference Handbook ISBN 9781576072394
- Bales, Kevin (2007). Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves ISBN 9781435611511
- Bales, Kevin; Trodd, Zoe (2008). To Plead Our Own Cause: Personal Stories by Today's Slaves ISBN 9780520257962
- Bales, Kevin; Malbert, Roger; ISBN 9781853322648
- Bales, Kevin; Soodalter, Ron (2009). The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today ISBN 9780520268661
- Bales, Kevin; Trodd, Zoe; Williamson, Alex Kent (2009). Modern Slavery: The Secret World of 27 Million People ISBN 9781851686414
- Bales, Kevin (2016). Blood and Earth: Modern Slavery, Ecocide, and the Secret to Saving the World ISBN 9780812995763
Chapters in books
- Bales, Kevin (2003), "Because she looks like a child", in ISBN 9780805075090. and 19 others and 20 articles.
Criticism
In 2007 in response to Kevin Bales' interview with
References
- ^ Hochschild, Adam Bury the Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery, London:Pan, 2006.
- ^ Bales, Kevin (1994). Early innovations in social research: the Poverty Survey of Charles Booth (PhD). London School of Economics and Political Science. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Pell & Bales - Milestones". Pellandbales.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ "Pell & Bales raises its billionth pound for charity | UK Fundraising". Fundraising.co.uk. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ "Disposable People New Slavery in the Global Economy Updated with a New Preface: Kevin Bales: Trade Paperback: 9780520272910: Powell's Books". www.powells.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ^ "Slavery". www.peabodyawards.com. Peabody Awards. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ The Grawemeyer Awards: Plan to end slavery earns Grawemeyer Award Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N3.
- ^ "The Slave Next Door: Human Trafficking and Slavery in America Today". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ "Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
- ^ Modern Slavery - The Margins of Freedom | Julia O'Connell Davidson | Palgrave Macmillan.
External links
- Official website
- Speaker's Forum: Kevin Bales - How to End Slavery (audio), KUOW-FM
- Kevin Bales at TED
- TED Talk: How to combat modern slavery (TED2010), also on Video on YouTube
- TED Talk: How to combat modern slavery (TED2010), also on Video on