2011/12/01 by Samuel Totten · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Global Peace and Security Dynamics #Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics #International Law and Human Rights #Genocide #Key (lock) #State (computer science) #Political science #Computer science #Computer security #Law
paper · doi:10.3138/gsp.6.3.211
openalex publication_date 2011/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/10
In addition to providing a succinct history of the field of genocide studies, this article examines such issues as the critical need to address the toughest barriers to the prevention of and intervention against genocide (e.g., realpolitik, the lack of political will, and the reform of the UN Security Council, including the make-up and operation of the Permanent Five members [Great Britain, US, France, Russia, and China]); whether the Crimes Against Humanity Initiative will make a real difference vis-a `-vis the prevention of and intervention against genocide; the critical need for the field to be more inclusive by welcoming and nurturing a strong working relationship with international relations and peace studies scholars; the need for genocide scholars to more closely monitor ''hot spots'' (areas where crimes against humanity and genocide are likely to erupt or have already erupted); and the activist/non-activist divide in the field of genocide studies.