New Directions in Genocide Research

Adam Jones, is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. His recent books include Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction (2nd edition, 2010) and Gender Inclusive: Essays on Violence, Men, and Feminist International Relations (2009).

"Fresh, critical, and original, these essays highlight the destructive dimensions of modern governmentality and gender orders so often overlooked by conventional genocide studies. They crackle with insight." A. Dirk Moses, European University Institute, Florence'A stimulating and sometimes provocative collection which ranges wide across the burgeoning field of genocide research and showcases valuable new contributions to the field.' Martin Shaw, Research Professor, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals and Sussex University, and Professorial Fellow in International Relations and Human Rights, University of Roehampton, London.'Genocide studies is a fast-moving, interdisciplinary field. Adam Jones's formidable team of scholars not only provides readers with compelling examples of the insights that are driving the field, but skilfully guides them through the maze of competing interpretations.'Dan Stone, Royal Holloway, University of London.

• Preface: New Direction Adam Jones Part 1: Theories 1. From Definition to Process: The Effects and Roots of Genocide Benjamin Lieberman 2. The Concept of 'Genocidal Social Practices' Daniel Feierstein 3. Genocidal Moralities: A Critique Christopher J. Powell Part 2: Themes 4. The Descruction of Sarajevo's Vijećnica: A Case of Genocidal Cultural Descruction Donna-Lee Frieze 5. Genocidal Masculinity Elisa von Joeden-Forgey 6. Invisible males: A critical Assessment of UN Gender Mainstreaming Policies in the Congolese Gendercide Paula Drumond Rangel Campos 7. Tracking Evidence of Genocide through Environmental Change: Applying Remote Sensing to the Study of Genocide Russell Schimmer 8. Genocide and Structural Violence: Charting the Terrain Adam Jones 9. Moral Bystanders and Mass Violence Ernesto Verdeja Part 3: Cases 10. When 'The World Was Turned Upside Down': California and Oregon's Tolowa Indian Genocide, 1851-1856 Benjamin Madley 11. Fresh Understandings of the Armenian Genocide: Mapping New Terrain with Old Questions Uğur Ümit Üngör 12. Sri Lanka and Genocidal Violence: From Retrospective to Prospective Research Benita Sumita 13. Researching Genocide in Africa: Establishing Ethnological and Historical Context Carol Jean Gallo 14. The Challenge of Social Reconciliation in Rwanda: Identity, Justice and Transformation David J. Simon