In research on'mass killings' such as genocides and campaigns of state terror, the role of
ideology is hotly debated. For some scholars, ideologies are crucial in providing the …

This article investigates the complex relationship between atrocity prevention and other
related–yet distinct–norms of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm cluster. It analyses …

With conflict prevention as a commonplace agenda of international organisations, numerous
instruments for gathering knowledge about potential armed conflict have emerged. This …

Eliminationist policies, as defined in this article, are deliberate actions by state or non-state
actors that aim to destroy, remove, or erase certain groups on the basis of salient social …

Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war
crimes, or terrorism? This question is at the core of the multi-and interdisciplinary field of …

From the Holocaust in Europe to the military dictatorships of Latin America to the enduring
violence of settler colonialism around the world, genocide has been a defining experience of …

This article introduces the Government-Sponsored Mass Expulsion (GSME) dataset
documenting cross-border mass expulsion episodes around the world from 1900 to 2020 …

Mass graves have for millennia been incorporated in the historic environment, often to
conceal the dead. As a result of conflict, they form one part of the destruction of communities …

This research compares and analyzes the existing legal regimes and institutional
mechanisms developed to combat international crimes in both Nigeria and Uganda. It also …

Mass atrocities constitute a “wicked” problem that warrants greater attention from public
administration scholars. The role bureaucrats have in committing or contributing to mass …