MPC Member Publications

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Title: A Dynamic Life-course Approach to Genocide

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2018

ISSN: 2329-4965

DOI: 10.1177/2329496517748335

Abstract: We argue in this article that the study of genocide would benefit from the application and use of theoretical tools that criminologists have long had at their disposal, specifically, conception and theorization surrounding the life course. Using the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi as a case study, we detail how the building blocks of life-course criminology can be effectively used in analyses of (1) risk factors for the onset of genocide, (2) trajectories and duration of genocidal violence, and (3) desistance from genocidal crime and transitions after genocide. We conclude by highlighting the conceptual gains for research on genocide and political conflict by briefly discussing the analytic implications for future genocide research.

Url: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2329496517748335

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Authors: Brehm, Hollie Nyseth; Uggen, Christopher; McElrath, Suzy

Periodical (Full): Social Currents

Issue: 2

Volume: 5

Pages: 107-119

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