Fredrik Stanton

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Fredrick Stanton
Born1973
Alma mater Columbia University
Occupation(s)writer, documentarian
Notable work Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World

Fredrik Stanton was born in 1973. He is an American author, political scientist, and filmmaker. [1] [2]

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Early life

Stanton attended Columbia University, graduating with a B.A. in political science. [2] [3] He was a member of the fraternity of St. Anthony Hall and was president and publisher for the Columbia Daily Spectator. [3] He was selected as John C. Whitehead Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. [4]

He has served as an election monitor in Armenia, the Republic of Georgia, Bosnia, Kosovo and Azerbaijan. [3]

Career

Stanton has written pieces for the Boston Herald , Forbes.com, Politico, The Washington Post's website, United Nation Association's A Global Agenda. [3] [4] He has also appeared on C-Span's Washington Journal and Voice of America . [4]

Great Negotiations

Stanton's book Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World was published in 2010. [5] The book was noted as unusual for focusing on negotiating content and the diplomatic process, rather than the direct major policy results or the diplomatic developments which resulted from the negotiations discussed therein. [6]

The book presents the negotiations in a story-like format that "reads like fiction" in order to "appeal to both casual historians and those more conversant in international relations and foreign policy." [7] The book has been considered as a learning tool. [8]

It won the Best Non-Fiction book at the Los Angeles Book Festival, Grand Prize at the London Book Festival, and the International Book Award in three categories including world history. [9]

Uprising

Uprising is a documentary about the 2011 Egyptian revolution. Stanton was director, writer, and producer of the film. [10] [1] The film includes amateur footage of the protests. [11] The Hollywood Reporter's review stated that the film's presentation was straightforward and informative. [2] It premiered at the Beirut International Film Festival, held October 3–11, 2012. [1]

Get Me Roger Stone

Stanton was a producer for Get Me Roger Stone , a 2017 American documentary film exploring the career of political strategist and lobbyist Roger Stone. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and has since been available worldwide on Netflix. [12] [13] It garnered critical acclaim and Oscar buzz. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Films: Uprising". Beirut International Film Festival. October 4, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 DeFore, John (January 5, 2013). "Uprising: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter .
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Fredrik Stanton". Big Think. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fredrik Stanton". www.carnegiecouncil.org. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  5. ↑ Stanton, Fredrik (2010). Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing. ISBN   978-1-59416-099-8.
  6. ↑ Mattox, Henry (1 March 2010). "Great Negotiations: Agreements That Changed the Modern World". unc.edu. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Emm (2011). "Book Review: Great Negotiations: Agreements that Changed the Modern World by Fredrik Stanton - Blogcritics Books". Blogcritics . Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  8. ↑ Sebenius, J. K. (2011). "What Can We Learn from Great Negotiations?". Negotiation Journal. 27 (2): 251–256. doi:10.1111/j.1571-9979.2011.00306.x.
  9. ↑ "Stanton, Fredrik | African Film Festival, Inc" . Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  10. ↑ Claire McCurdy; John Lyman (January 20, 2013). "Interview with Fredrik Stanton, director of Uprising". Archived from the original on January 26, 2013.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ↑ Menken, Robin (2013-01-27). "Uprising, a film by Fredrik Stanton". Cinema Without Borders.
  12. ↑ "Meet the Man Who Made Trump a Political Figure in 'Get Me Roger Stone'". EW.com. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  13. ↑ "Essential, Staggering 'Get Me Roger Stone' Rocks Tribeca Film Festival". EW.com. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
  14. ↑ "Oscars: A Crowded Field of Doc and Foreign Contenders Has Begun to Emerge". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-09-16.
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