Mass Atrocity

Mass Atrocity is a categorical instance of large-scale, deliberate violence directed against civilian populations, distinguished by its systematic nature and perpetration by state or non-state actors to achieve political, ethnic, or ideological objectives.

178

Publications

12.6K

Citations

215

Authors

138

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Mass Atrocities

Parents

Political Violence

Children

Atrocity Prevention PolicyDenial And RevisionismInternational Criminal ProsecutionMass Atrocity NarrativesMass DetentionMass ExterminationMass MurderMemory And CommemorationPerpetrator BehaviorPost-atrocity Justice

Publications

178

“If I look at the mass I will never act”: Psychic numbing and genocide

Paul Slovic · Judgment and Decision Making · 2007 · 780 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +11

A Causal Model of Civil Strife: A Comparative Analysis Using New Indices

Ted Robert Gurr · American Political Science Review · 1968 · 683 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Genocide Studies +7

Psychological responses to war and atrocity: The limitations of current concepts

Patrick Bracken, Joan E. Giller, Derek Summerfield · Social Science & Medicine · 1995 · 571 citations

Social Sciences, Psychology, Social Psychology +14

Mass Political Violence: A Cross-National Causal Analysis.

D. B. Snyder, Douglas A. Hibbs · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1978 · 476 citations

Social Sciences, Political Science, Political Behavior +11

Mass atrocity, collective memory, and the law

Choice Reviews Online · 1997 · 466 citations

Law, Criminal Law, Jurisprudence +15

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Authors

215

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Mark J. Osiel
University of California, Berkeley, United States
5 publications · 407 citations
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Jack Levin
Johns Hopkins University, United States
3 publications · 481 citations
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Susanne Karstedt
Griffith University, Australia
3 publications · 151 citations
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ML
Michael Lewis
University of Reading, United Kingdom
2 publications · 39 citations
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Brian Mullen
Syracuse University, United States
2 publications · 100 citations
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Institutions

138

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Venues

Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 16 publications · 2.1K citations
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Journal of Peace Research
7 publications · 492 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 5 publications · 266 citations
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Journal of Conflict Resolution
5 publications · 597 citations
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Genocide Studies and Prevention
GSP · 5 publications · 263 citations
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