Resources on Genocide, the Holocaust, and Other Mass Atrocities
Publications
Journal of Genocide Research
The Journal of Genocide Research is the official scholarly journal of the International Network of Genocide Scholars. Articles are published on a rolling basis and the latest publications can be accessed here.
INoGS Member Engagement in Public Discourse
INoGS also aims to promote scholarly engagement in public discourse around genocide and other mass atrocities. Recent engagement from INoGS members includes:
- Timothy Williams, et al., “Israel–Gaza Beyond the Concept of Genocide: End Mass Violence Against Civilians Now,” PRIF Blog, March 27, 2024.
- Azeem Ibrahim, “One Needs to be Realistic to Unravel the Rohingya Crisis,” Arab News, January 27, 2024.
- A. Dirk Moses, “Why the International Community Made It so Difficult to Prosecute the Crime of Genocide,” DAWN, December 19, 2023.
- A. Dirk Moses, “More than Genocide,” Boston Review, November 14, 2023
- Raz Segal, “Israel Must Stop Weaponizing the Holocaust,” The Guardian, October 24, 2023
- Esther Brito Ruiz and Jeff Bachman, “Headlines and Frontlines: How US News Coverage of Wars in Yemen and Ukraine Reveals a Bias in Recording Civilian Harm,” The Conversation, August 23, 2023.
- Jonathan Leader Maynard, “Is Genocide Occurring in Ukraine,” Just Security, April 6, 2022
- Lina Lenberg (Interview), “There’s a Clear Intentional Destruction of Uyghur Culture and Identity,” Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2022
- Y Bhim Nie, “The Genocide of Dega People in Vietnam,” YouTube, 2022.
- Carola Lingaas, “Wind Farms in Indigenous Areas: The Fosen (Norway) and the Lake Turkana Wind Project (Kenya) Cases,” Opinio Juris, December 15, 2021
- Christopher Sands, “From Tragedy to Process: Fourteen Women Murdered in Montreal Inspire Change in Canada and the United States,” Wilson Center, December 11, 2020.
Podcast
INoGS is a proud sponsor of the New Books in Genocide Studies podcast channel at the New Books Network.
INoGS members Jeff Bachman (INoGS Executive Secretary) and Kelly McFall are podcast hosts. You can find their episodes here and here.
If you published a book in the area of genocide studies within the last two years or have one coming out soon, please reach out to Jeff (bachman@american.edu) or Kelly (mcfallk@newmanu.edu) if you would like to be interviewed about your book.
INoGS Interviews
Our INoGS interns regularly interview our members regarding their professional accomplishments, experiences, and projects with the aim of creating connections between members. INoGS members at various stages of their professional careers and from a wide range of academic disciplines are interviewed to showcase the diversity of the work that is being undertaken in genocide studies. Members who have been interviewed offer perspectives that stem from the historical, sociological, performance, and legal fields. To view these interviews, click the links below:
Interview with Dr. Lisa DiGiovanni
Interview with Dr. Kerry Whigham
Interview with Dr. Carola Lingaas
Interview with Dr. Michelle Gordon
Interview with Luis Rubén González Márquez
Centers & Degree Programs
There are a growing number of centers and degree programs whose research and teaching focus on genocide, the Holocaust, and other mass atrocities. A comprehensive list of such centers and programs can be found here.
Research & Advocacy Institutions
There are also a growing number of institutions that research and document genocide and other mass atrocities, as well as those that seek to raise awareness and, ultimately, prevent genocide and other atrocities.
- Institute for the Study of Genocide
- Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention
- International Association of Genocide Scholars Conference
- Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
- NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies
- USC Dornsife Center for Advanced Genocide Research
- USC Shoah Foundation
- Yale University Genocide Studies Program
- The Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities
- Budapest Centre for Mass Atrocities Prevention
- Genocide Watch
- Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes
- Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention
- Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence
- Prevent Genocide International
- The Sentinel Project
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - Genocide Prevention
International Criminal Justice
After a long absence of international accountability for the commission of genocide and other mass atrocities post-Nuremberg, international criminal justice has made many advancements during the last few decades. Some sources on international justice, including links to criminal proceedings, include:
- Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia
- Hague Justice Portal
- International Center for Transitional Justice
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- War Crimes Research Office (American University Washington College of Law)
Truth Commissions
Truth commissions also play an important role in post-genocide/atrocity justice, reconciliation, and memory. Moving beyond retributive justice, truth commissions can help repair and restore communities impacted by genocide and other atrocities. Some sources on truth commissions, including links to truth and reconciliation proceedings, include:
- Chilean National Commission on Truth and Reconciliation (1991)
- Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (2006)
- Guatemala Human Rights Commission (1999)
- Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2003)
- Rule of Law Tools for Post-Conflict States: Truth Commissions
- Sierra Leone’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report (2004)
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015)
- United States Institute of Peace Truth Commission Digital Collection
State Responsibility for Genocide
Article IX of the Genocide Convention names the International Court of Justice as the arbiter of disputes between parties to the treaty. There have been seven cases submitted to the ICJ since 1973.
