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Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention presents key insights into US and international efforts to prevent genocide and mass atrocities worldwide. Since the Holocaust and World War II, an international community of policy makers, scholars, and activists has developed a loose network of norms, institutions, and policy tools to prevent and respond to acts of mass violence against civilians. Fundamentals analyzes the normative, legal, and operational opportunities and challenges associated with preventing genocide and mass atrocities to date, and identifies unresolved issues in this nascent field of study and practice. It also offers important insights into opportunities to strengthen both our understanding of and our ability to implement policies and programs to stop the worlds worst violence. Geared toward practitioners and students seeking a preliminary introduction to key issues, this volume surveys research and policy questions at the heart of efforts to prevent genocide and mass atrocities. Among these questions are: How are genocide and mass atrocity defined? Why do genocide and mass atrocities occur? What are the tools available to policy makers to prevent genoci

Author

Scott Straus

Publisher

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780896047167

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences