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E. Benjamin Skinner

ベンジャミン・スキナー

Benjamin Skinner

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1976-05-04
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Wisconsin (raised) → Northern Nigeria (raised) → Manhattan, New York (resident)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Journalist, Investigative Researcher, Founder / President (NGO)
Active Years
2000-
Affiliations
Council on Foreign Relations, Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism (Brandeis University), Carr Center for Human Rights Policy (Harvard Kennedy School), Transparentem (Founder and President), Tau Investment Management (former Senior Vice President)
Memberships
World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade (former member)

Education

Wesleyan University
Degree: 学士 (Bachelor of Arts)
Period: 1994–1998
Year of Graduation: 1998
Country: United States

Awards

Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Nonfiction)
2009
Work: A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery
Category: ノンフィクション
Organization: Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Result: 受賞
Overseas Press Club (Book Citation)
2008
Work: A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery
Category: 書籍部門
Organization: Overseas Press Club
Result: 引用・表彰
National Geographic Adventurers of the Year (selected)
2008
Organization: National Geographic
Result: 選出
World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders (selected)
2011
Organization: World Economic Forum
Result: 選出

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery

2008 Non-fiction / Investigative Journalism

An investigative account documenting modern-day slavery around the world through on-the-ground reporting and survivor testimony, tracing supply chains and corporate involvement.

Modern slaveryHuman traffickingSupply-chain transparencyInvestigative journalism
Adaptations
  • [Television] ABC Nightline (episode adapted from chapters)
  • [Television (Drama)] NBC Law & Order (episode adapted from chapters)
Translations
  • Czech translation
  • German translation
  • Korean translation
  • Italian translation
  • Polish translation

Crimes of War 2.0 (essay contribution)

2007 Edited volume / Essay

An essay contributed to a revised and expanded edition addressing war crimes and public awareness.

War crimesInternational human rights

The Unquiet American (essay contribution)

2011 Essay

An essay on Richard Holbrooke contributed to an edited volume.

Foreign policyProfiles

Bibliography

  • Crimes of War 2.0: What The Public Should Know (essay contribution, 2007)
  • A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery (2008)
  • The Unquiet American: Richard Holbrooke in the World (essay contribution, 2011)

Adaptations

  • ABC Nightline (episodes featuring chapters from the book)
  • NBC Law & Order (episodes adapted from book chapters)

Translations of Works

  • Czech edition
  • German edition
  • Korean edition
  • Italian edition
  • Polish edition

Style & Themes

Literary Style
On-the-ground investigative reportingFact-based non-fictionEmphasis on survivor testimony
Recurring Motifs
Making modern slavery visibleTracing corporate supply chainsIndividual victim narratives

Legacy

Raised public awareness of modern slavery and human trafficking and helped focus attention on supply-chain transparency in both corporate and policy circles. His book has been translated into multiple languages and influenced media and policy discussions.

Academic Societies

  • Schuster Institute (Brandeis University)
  • Carr Center (Harvard University)

In Popular Culture

  • Chapters and materials from his book were used in television programs such as Nightline and Law & Order, reaching popular media.

Trivia

  • Raised in Wisconsin and northern Nigeria.
  • Comes from a line of abolitionists; great-great-grandfather Robert Pratt served in the U.S. Civil War.
  • His book 'A Crime So Monstrous' was translated into several languages and won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize (2009).