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William R. Pruitt - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Testing Hagan and Rymond-Richmond's Collective Action Theory of Genocide
2015Co-Authors: William R. PruittAbstract:John Hagan and Wenona Rymond-Richmond proposed a collective action theory of Genocide in their book ‘Darfur and the Crime of Genocide’. They then tested their theory using data from the Atrocities Documentation Survey conducted in Chad. The theory explains the Darfur Genocide well and is supported by empirical data. Since there is little criminological theoretical work on Genocide, the collective action theory was a great step forward. The next step in the process should be to see if the theory is generalisable to other instances of Genocide. There may be much to learn in testing Hagan and Rymond-Richmond’s theory for generalisability including identifying any modifications that may advance the current theoretical work on the criminology of Genocide.
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Testing Hagan and Rymond-Richmond’s collective action theory of Genocide
Global Crime, 2014Co-Authors: William R. PruittAbstract:John Hagan and Wenona Rymond-Richmond proposed a collective action theory of Genocide in their book ‘Darfur and the Crime of Genocide’. They then tested their theory using data from the Atrocities Documentation Survey conducted in Chad. The theory explains the Darfur Genocide well and is supported by empirical data. Since there is little criminological theoretical work on Genocide, the collective action theory was a great step forward. The next step in the process should be to see if the theory is generalisable to other instances of Genocide. There may be much to learn in testing Hagan and Rymond-Richmond’s theory for generalisability including identifying any modifications that may advance the current theoretical work on the criminology of Genocide.
Martin Mckee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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psychopathology of children of Genocide survivors a systematic review on the impact of Genocide on their children s psychopathology from five countries
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2016Co-Authors: Jutta Lindert, Moshe Z Abramowitz, Haim Y Knobler, Ichiro Kawachi, Paul A Bain, Charlotte Mckee, Shula Reinharz, Martin MckeeAbstract:Background: : The health consequences of Genocides on children of survivors are increasingly discussed but conclusions have been conflicting. Methods: We systematically reviewed studies from five electronic databases (EMBASE, PILOTS, PUBMED, PsycINFO, Web of Science), which used a quantitative study design and included: (i) exposure to the Genocides of Armenians in Nazi Germany, Cambodia, Rwanda and Bosnia; (ii) mental health outcomes; (iii) validated instruments; (iv) statistical tests of associations. Study quality was appraised using a quality assessment tool for Genocide studies. PRISMA reporting guidelines were followed. Results: From 3352 retrieved records, 20 studies with a total of 4793 participants involving 2431 children of survivors and 2362 controls met the eligibility criteria. Studies were conducted in seven countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Israel, Norway, Rwanda and the USAs over the past seven decades, using the Genocide Studies Quality Assessment Tool. Data from the high quality studies provide no consistent evidence that children of Genocide survivors are more likely to have mental health problems than comparators who were not children of Genocide survivors. Conclusions: Methodological characteristics were associated with findings: studies investigating random samples of Genocide survivors did not find an impact of Genocides on health of children of survivors. Potential confounders (e.g. recent life events, poverty) need further investigation. Future studies of the impact of Genocides on mental health should report using a standardized structure, such as the quality tool used here.
Eva Kovacs - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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limits of universalization the european memory sites of Genocide
Journal of Genocide Research, 2018Co-Authors: Eva KovacsAbstract:The twentieth century became known as the era of Genocides. However, historians do not yet agree on the use of the category of Genocide for all mass killings in the twentieth century and still are ...
Ben Kiernan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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blood and soil a world history of Genocide and extermination from sparta to darfur
2007Co-Authors: Ben KiernanAbstract:A book of surpassing importance that should be required reading for leaders and policymakers throughout the world For thirty years Ben Kiernan has been deeply involved in the study of Genocide and crimes against humanity. He has played a key role in unearthing confidential documentation of the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. His writings have transformed our understanding not only of twentieth-century Cambodia but also of the historical phenomenon of Genocide. This new book-the first global history of Genocide and extermination from ancient times-is among his most important achievements. Kiernan examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on worldwide colonial exterminations and twentieth-century case studies including the Armenian Genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, Stalin's mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan Genocides. He identifies connections, patterns, and features that in nearly every case gave early warning of the catastrophe to come: racism or religious prejudice, territorial expansionism, and cults of antiquity and agrarianism. The ideologies that have motivated perpetrators of mass killings in the past persist in our new century, says Kiernan. He urges that we heed the rich historical evidence with its telltale signs for predicting and preventing future Genocides.
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blood and soil a world history of Genocide and extermination from sparta to darfur
2007Co-Authors: Ben KiernanAbstract:For thirty years Ben Kiernan has been deeply involved in the study of Genocide and crimes against humanity. He has played a key role in unearthing confidential documentation of the atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge. His writings have transformed our understanding not only of twentieth-century Cambodia but also of the historical phenomenon of Genocide. This new book--the first global history of Genocide and extermination from ancient times--is among his most important achievements. Kiernan examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on worldwide colonial exterminations and twentieth-century case studies including the Armenian Genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, Stalin's mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan Genocides. He identifies connections, patterns, and features that in nearly every case gave early warning of the catastrophe to come: racism or religious prejudice, territorial expansionism, and cults of antiquity and agrarianism. The ideologies that have motivated perpetrators of mass killings in the past persist in our new century, says Kiernan. He urges that we heed the rich historical evidence with its telltale signs for predicting and preventing future Genocides.
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the specter of Genocide mass murder in historical perspective
2003Co-Authors: Robert Gellately, Ben KiernanAbstract:1. Introduction Robert Gellately and Ben Kiernan Part I. Genocide and Modernity: 2. Twentieth century Genocides: underlying ideological themes from Armenia to East Timor Ben Kiernan 3. The modernity of Genocides: war, race, and revolution in the twentieth century Eric D. Weitz 4. Seeking the roots of modern Genocide: on the macro- and micro-history of mass murder Omer Bartov 5. Genocide and the body politic in the time of modernity Marie Fleming Part II: Indigenous Peoples and Colonial Issues: 6. Indigenous peoples Genocide: rhetoric of human rights Elazar Barkan 7. Military culture and the production of 'final solutions' in the colonies: the example of Wilhelminian Germany Isabel V. Hull 8. East Timor: counter-insurgency and Genocide John G. Taylor Part III. The Era of the Two World Wars: 9. Under cover of war: the Armenian Genocide in the context of total war Jay Winter 10. The mechanism of a mass crime: the 'great terror' in the Soviet Union, 1937-1938 Nicolas Werth 11. The third reich, the Holocaust and visions of serial Genocide Robert Gellately 12. Reflections on modern Japanese history in the context of the concept of 'Genocide' Gavan McCormack Part IV. Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1945: 13. 'When the world turned to chaos': 1965 and its aftermath in Bali, Indonesia Leslie Dwyer and Degung Santikarma 14. Genocide in Cambodia and Ethiopia Edward Kissi 15. Modern Genocide in Rwanda: ideology, revolution, war, and mass murder in an African state Robert Melson 16. History, motive, law, intent: combining historical and legal methods in understanding Guatemala's 1981-1983 Genocide Greg Grandin 17. Analysis of a mass crime: ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia, 1991-1999 Jacques Semelin Part V. Conclusions: 18. The specter of Genocide Robert Gellately and Ben Kiernan.
Jutta Lindert - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Genocide and its long term mental impact on survivors what we know and what we do not know
2018Co-Authors: Jutta Lindert, Haim Y Knobler, Moshe Z AbramowitzAbstract:Little is known about traumatic memory after Genocide over time and the extent to which the memory of Genocide predicts physical and mental disorders or resilience. Specifically, is memory recall associated with the health of survivors? Do memories vary over time? We will tentatively answer these questions by means of a review (A scoping review is a gathering of literature in a given area where the aims are to accumulate as much evidence as possible and map the results) of non-clinical studies on long-term impact of Genocides on survivors and on their offspring’s mental health. For sure, we do not capture the whole wealth of literature in this chapter. We investigate changes in memory associated with Genocide. Traumatic memories are prone to change, giving a sense of nowness of the past, in some instances. Such changes in memory can have an impact on mental health of Genocide survivors. This impact on survivors’ mental health may include posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, somatization and substance abuse. Conversely, it may lead to increased resilience. We review research findings showing that that changes in memory are a key feature affecting health and well-being. The empirical longitudinal assessment of memories of Genocide survivors and how they vary over time might be an important step in furthering Genocide and health studies.
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psychopathology of children of Genocide survivors a systematic review on the impact of Genocide on their children s psychopathology from five countries
International Journal of Epidemiology, 2016Co-Authors: Jutta Lindert, Moshe Z Abramowitz, Haim Y Knobler, Ichiro Kawachi, Paul A Bain, Charlotte Mckee, Shula Reinharz, Martin MckeeAbstract:Background: : The health consequences of Genocides on children of survivors are increasingly discussed but conclusions have been conflicting. Methods: We systematically reviewed studies from five electronic databases (EMBASE, PILOTS, PUBMED, PsycINFO, Web of Science), which used a quantitative study design and included: (i) exposure to the Genocides of Armenians in Nazi Germany, Cambodia, Rwanda and Bosnia; (ii) mental health outcomes; (iii) validated instruments; (iv) statistical tests of associations. Study quality was appraised using a quality assessment tool for Genocide studies. PRISMA reporting guidelines were followed. Results: From 3352 retrieved records, 20 studies with a total of 4793 participants involving 2431 children of survivors and 2362 controls met the eligibility criteria. Studies were conducted in seven countries: Australia, Canada, Italy, Israel, Norway, Rwanda and the USAs over the past seven decades, using the Genocide Studies Quality Assessment Tool. Data from the high quality studies provide no consistent evidence that children of Genocide survivors are more likely to have mental health problems than comparators who were not children of Genocide survivors. Conclusions: Methodological characteristics were associated with findings: studies investigating random samples of Genocide survivors did not find an impact of Genocides on health of children of survivors. Potential confounders (e.g. recent life events, poverty) need further investigation. Future studies of the impact of Genocides on mental health should report using a standardized structure, such as the quality tool used here.
