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Book Review: Native America And The Question Of Genocide, Amy Fagin
Book Review: Native America And The Question Of Genocide, Amy Fagin
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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Colonialism And Cold Genocide: The Case Of West Papua, Kjell Anderson
Colonialism And Cold Genocide: The Case Of West Papua, Kjell Anderson
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
Conventional understandings of genocide are rooted in the ‘Holocaust model’: intense mass killing directed at the immediate destruction of the group. Yet, such conceptions do not encompass cases of so-called “slow-motion” genocide, where the destruction of the group may occur over generations. The destruction of indigenous groups often follows such a pattern. This article examines the case of West Papua with a view to developing a new analytical model distinguishing high-intensity “hot” genocides, motivated by hate and the victims’ threatening nature, with low-intensity “cold genocides,” rooted in victims’ supposed inferiority.
Book Review: Warning Signs Of Genocide: An Anthropological Perspective, Christopher Powell Ph.D.
Book Review: Warning Signs Of Genocide: An Anthropological Perspective, Christopher Powell Ph.D.
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
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‘Toxification’ As A More Precise Early Warning Sign For Genocide Than Dehumanization? An Emerging Research Agenda, Rhiannon S. Neilsen
‘Toxification’ As A More Precise Early Warning Sign For Genocide Than Dehumanization? An Emerging Research Agenda, Rhiannon S. Neilsen
Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal
In genocide scholarship, dehumanization is often considered to be an alarming early warning sign for mass systematic killing. Yet, within broader research, dehumanization is found to exist in a variety of instances that do not lead to aggression or violence. This disparity suggests that while dehumanization is an important part of the genocidal process, it is too imprecise as a salient early warning sign. Genocide scholars have acknowledged such a conjecture in the past. This article initiates an embryonic research agenda that offers ‘toxification’ as a more precise early warning sign for genocide than dehumanization. It contends that while dehumanization …