Fundamentals of genocide and mass atrocity prevention

Author
Straus, Scott
Publisher
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Year
2016
Language
English
Keywords
Call Number
HV6322.7 .S775 2016
ISBN
9780896047150
Reference Only
Off
Number of Pages
264
Library of Congress Subject Heading
Genocide -- Prevention
Library of Congress Subject Heading 2
Atrocities -- Prevention
Abstract
Contents
  • A short history of atrocity prevention
  • What is genocide? What is mass atrocity?
  • Risk factors
  • Triggers and escalation
  • Perpetrators
  • An emerging policy framework on atrocity prevention
  • Tools and approaches
  • Successes, risks, and unknowns
  • The atrocity prevention community : states and beyond
  • Rebuilding states and societies after atrocity
  • Justice and accountability after genocide and mass atrocities
  • The future of atrocity prevention.