Developing role of forensics in deterring violence and genocide.

Building a peaceful society: origins, prevention, and reconciliation after genocide and other group violence.

The 20th century was a century of genocide and other great violence between groups within societies. Already at the beginning of the 21st century, there have been mass killings, civil wars, violent conflict, and terrorism. This article summarizes influences that tend to lead to intense group violence. It then considers prevention, stressing early prevention--and reconciliation as an aspect of p...

Sexual Violence as Genocide: The Developing Law of the International Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Court

Macro, Meso, and Micro Research on Genocide: Gains, Shortcomings, and Future Areas of Inquiry

The article critically reviews the existing literature on genocide and mass violence and divides it according to different levels of analysis: macro, meso, and micro levels. We discuss the main theories and findings at each level of analysis and suggest avenues for further research. We argue that the literature on genocide should pay more attention to meso and micro levels of analysis. We also ...

“Destroy Them to Save Us”: Theories of Genocide and the Logics of Political Violence

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When all the Good Men are Gone: Sex Ratio and Domestic Violence in Post-Genocide Rwanda

This paper studies the effect of the Rwandan genocide on match quality in the marriage market, as measured by the incidence of domestic violence. The genocide changed the population structure of Rwanda by decreasing the sex ratio. In addition, those living in urban areas with an educated background were more likely to be killed during the mass slaying, which resulted in a loss of human capital ...