All Outputs (27)

Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery (2016)
Book Chapter
Bales, K. (2016). Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery. In D. Siegel, & R. D. Wildt (Eds.), Ethical concerns in research on human trafficking (173-190). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21521-1_11

This chapter examines the ethical and moral dilemmas present in conducting research within vulnerable populations. In particular, we explore the process of conducting interviews with trafficking victims that identify as transient minor sex workers. I... Read More about Getting what we want: experience and impact in research with survivors of slavery.

Forced Marriage, Slavery, and Plural Legal Systems: An African Example (2016)
Journal Article
Sarich, J., Olivier, M., & Bales, K. (2016). Forced Marriage, Slavery, and Plural Legal Systems: An African Example. Human Rights Quarterly, 38(2), 450-476. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2016.0030

Slavery, long abolished under international law, left a devastating imprint on Africa. However, enslavement of women through forced marriages remains a common phenomenon in many African states. These African states share the common feature of legal p... Read More about Forced Marriage, Slavery, and Plural Legal Systems: An African Example.

Blood and earth: modern slavery, ecocide, and the secret to saving the world (2016)
Book
Bales, K. (2016). Blood and earth: modern slavery, ecocide, and the secret to saving the world. Penguin: Random House

Modern slavery in the UK: How many victims? (2015)
Journal Article
Bales, K., Hesketh, O., & Silverman, B. (2015). Modern slavery in the UK: How many victims?. Significance, 12(3), 16-21. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2015.00824.x

Slavery as a Social Institution (2015)
Book Chapter
Bales, K. (2015). Slavery as a Social Institution. In International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences (43-48). (2nd). Elsevier

Modern slavery research: the UK picture (2015)
Report
Bales, K., Hedwards, B., Silverman, B., Costaguta, L., Trodd, Z., & Wright, N. (2015). Modern slavery research: the UK picture. Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner's Office

Slavery in Europe: Part 2, Testing a Predictive Model (2014)
Journal Article
Datta, M. N., & Bales, K. (2014). Slavery in Europe: Part 2, Testing a Predictive Model. Human Rights Quarterly, 36(2), 277-295. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2014.0025

Since the passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act and the United Nations Palermo Protocols of 2000, there has been an increased focus on the magnitude and complexity of modern day slavery. Yet, surprisingly, little empirical... Read More about Slavery in Europe: Part 2, Testing a Predictive Model.