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Book Review: Alex De Waal, Ed., War In Darfur And The Search For Peace, John H. Weiss
Book Review: Alex De Waal, Ed., War In Darfur And The Search For Peace, John H. Weiss
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
War in Darfur and the Search for Peace, edited by Alex de Waal, offers an enlightening tour of the contested intellectual terrain encountered by those who have concerned themselves with the fate of Sudan’s westernmost region since the escalation of the conflict there at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The fact that one is contri- buting to a journal dedicated to preventing the radical diminishing of peoples and cul- tures, aka genocide, guides the selection of parts of the volume under review that will receive special attention here. That it is an attempt to understand the failure of nego- …
The Problem Of Ethnic Politics And Trust: The Missing Persons Institute Of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kirsten Juhl
The Problem Of Ethnic Politics And Trust: The Missing Persons Institute Of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kirsten Juhl
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
After the violent conflict in the 1990s, between 25,000 and 30,000 persons were missing in Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), their fates and whereabouts unknown. Solving the missing-persons issue, and thus reducing some of the damages of the conflict, has been important in the aftermath crisis management and has been considered a prerequisite to prevent recurrences. Two of the latest developments in these efforts are the adoption of the Law on Missing Persons in October 2004 and the establishment of a state-level institution, the Missing Persons Institute (the MPI BiH) in August 2005. This article examines the missing-persons issue from a risk management …
Ediotrs' Introduction, Herb Hirsch
Ediotrs' Introduction, Herb Hirsch
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Errata
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Full Issue 4.2
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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An International But Especially American Event, Jacques Sémelin
An International But Especially American Event, Jacques Sémelin
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
The report of the Genocide Prevention Task Force (the Albright-Cohen Report), prepared under the auspices of the US Institute of Peace (USIP), is of great significance to the field of genocide studies. I do not hesitate to say that this report is an international event. Indeed, this is the first time that a group of experts—mainly former high officials, former diplomats, generals, and members of Congress—have worked together to propose a coherent and well-argued list of recommendations to a state so that its government can play a major role in preventing genocide throughout the world. One may certainly regret that …
A Step Forward, Scott Straus
A Step Forward, Scott Straus
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
I begin this commentary with a general appreciation for the report of the Genocide Prevention Task Force (the Albright-Cohen Report).1 The contents of the report are a decisive step forward in the debate over how to prevent and stop genocide and other forms of mass violence. The report synthesizes in a coherent and accessible fashion a significant body of research, policy analysis, and insights from actors inside and outside government; it provides a menu of concrete and sensible policy options that are likely to frame debate on genocide prevention in the short term. These strengths, and a few more I …
Failures To Prevent Genocide In Rwanda (1994), Srebrenica (1995), And Darfur (Since 2003), Fred Grünfeld, Wessel Vermeulen
Failures To Prevent Genocide In Rwanda (1994), Srebrenica (1995), And Darfur (Since 2003), Fred Grünfeld, Wessel Vermeulen
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
This article presents the results of a comparative study of genocide prevention showing similarities that form a disappointing pattern of failure on the part of third parties to prevent genocide in three different situations: Rwanda, Srebrenica, and Darfur. Early, clear, and reliable warnings combined with a policy recommendation have not led to preventative action because they were not discussed by the responsible decision makers (Rwanda, Srebrenica) and/or because conflicting international concerns hindered firm action (Darfur). Instruments of prevention were available, in the form of UN peacekeeping troops who could have been empowered for successful prevention in combination with existing reinforcements …
Author Biographies
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Hiding In Full View: The “Forgotten” Bushman Genocides Of Namibia, Robert J. Gordon
Hiding In Full View: The “Forgotten” Bushman Genocides Of Namibia, Robert J. Gordon
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
This article examines the Bushman genocide of 1912–1915 which, despite overwhelming evidence of its having occurred, has been largely ignored by both scholars and the local population. It invokes the Durkheimian distinction between necessary and sufficient conditions. Necessary conditions are akin to Marxian notions of ‘‘primitive accumulation’’ or Weberian ‘‘booty capitalism,’’ but in addition, the author emphasizes the demographics of the settlers, largely (aspiring) middle-class single men, and suggests that notions of the Rechtsstaat—code-based rather than case-based rule of law—represented an important, if not distinctive, sufficient condition in facilitating genocide, especially in tandem with the legitimation activities of turn-of-the-century scholars. …
Ontological Destruction: Genocide And Canadian Aboriginal Peoples, Andrew Woolford
Ontological Destruction: Genocide And Canadian Aboriginal Peoples, Andrew Woolford
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
The impact of colonialism on Aboriginal groups in Canada is often described as ‘‘cultural genocide’’ or ‘‘ethnocide.’’ In contrast, this article offers a re-reading of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948) that is sensitive to Aboriginal understandings and experiences of group life and group destruction. Through this re-reading, it is argued that genocide must be understood in a culturally contextualized manner so as to avoid modernist and Eurocentric biases. Only by opening up the conception of genocide will we be able to contend adequately with Canadian Aboriginal experiences of colonialism.
Author Biographies
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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