Kevin Bales

Rights Lab Professor of Contemporary Slavery

Email: kevin.bales@nottingham.ac.uk

Kevin Bales CMG is Professor of Contemporary Slavery. He was awarded a CMG in the New Year Honours for “services to the antislavery movement” and the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for “research applied in combating modern forms of slavery.” His work on modern slavery was named one of the top "100 World-Changing Discoveries" by the Association of British Universities, and has been awarded the ESRC International Impact Prize. He is currently working on a new book about slavery and conflict and recently launched The Contemporary Slavery in Armed Conflict (CSAC) dataset, which measures incidents of enslavement, human trafficking, forced labour, forced marriage, and related violations committed by armed actors during the years 1989-2016.

Research Projects

Contemporary Slavery in Armed Conflict

Evaluation of Perinatal Support Programme

Measuring Modern Slavery

Modern Slavery: Meaning and Measurement

Modern Slavery: Training for the US Military

Social Progress and Responsible Business Practice: Outland Denim in Cambodia

The Antislavery Usable Past

The Prosocial Benefits of Religion: A Case of Modern Slavery

Women, Peace, and Security Special Operations Forces Countering Human Trafficking Training