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Genocide Theory

Genocide Theory is a systematic academic framework within Genocide Studies that identifies, analyzes, and explains the structural, social, and historical conditions, processes, and mechanisms underlying the occurrence, development, and prevention of genocide, distinguishing it from related theories of mass violence by focusing on intent, group targeting, and the destruction of group identity.

1K

Publications

61.5K

Citations

919

Authors

410

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

115

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Publications

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States of denial: knowing about atrocities and suffering

Choice Reviews Online · 2001 · 2.4K citations

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The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide

Gail M. Gerhart, Gérard Prunier, Alain Destexhe · Foreign Affairs · 1996 · 1.2K citations

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The Nazi Doctors: Medical Killing and the Psychology of Genocide, <i>by Robert Jay Lifton</i>

Leo Kuper · Political Science Quarterly · 1987 · 801 citations

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Leave None to Tell the Story: Genocide in Rwanda

Gail M. Gerhart · Foreign Affairs · 1999 · 766 citations

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Violence without Moral Restraint: Reflections on the Dehumanization of Victims and Victimizers

Herbert G. Kelman · Journal of Social Issues · 1973 · 735 citations

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Authors

919

  1. SS
    Scott Straus

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    10 publications · 1.3K citations

    10

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  2. AD
    A. Dirk Moses

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    9 publications · 479 citations

    9

    h-index

  3. HN
    Hollie Nyseth Brehm

    The Ohio State University, United States

    8 publications · 331 citations

    8

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  4. AL
    Aliza Luft

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    8 publications · 239 citations

    8

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  5. VN
    Vahakn N. Dadrian

    John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, United States

    7 publications · 371 citations

    7

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Institutions

410

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    12 h-index

    14 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    11 h-index

    16 publications

    391 citations

  3. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    249 citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    330 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    191 citations

  7. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    885 citations

  8. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    259 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 116 publications · 14.1K citations

    58

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  2. Journal of Genocide Research

    109 publications · 4.5K citations

    41

    h-index

  3. Holocaust and Genocide Studies

    59 publications · 2K citations

    25

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  4. Genocide Studies and Prevention

    GSP · 34 publications · 978 citations

    20

    h-index

  5. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews

    16 publications · 1.5K citations

    16

    h-index

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