International Network of Genocide Scholars

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International Network of Genocide Scholars
Consist: since 2005
Facility location: Berlin
Subjects: Comparative Genocide Research
Management: Elisabeth Hope Murray
Homepage: [1] (in English)

The International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS) is an independent, not-for-profit research network promoting multidisciplinary exchange and academic discussion in the field of comparative genocide research .

The INoGS was founded on January 14, 2005 in Berlin. It is aimed at researchers, teachers and students from all academic disciplines who deal with the topics of genocide and mass violence and works closely with research institutions around the world, such as the Center for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence at the University of Sheffield . In 2013 the number of members was around 300.

Since the network was founded, workshops have been organized at different locations and, since 2009, the Global Conference on Genocide has been organized approximately every two years . So far, the host universities have been Sheffield in 2009, Sussex in 2010 , Berkeley in 2012 , the University of Cape Town in 2014 and most recently the University of Jerusalem in 2016 . The next conference is planned for 2018 in Marseille . The Journal of Genocide Research has been published quarterly as the network's official journal since 2005 . The Executive Board of the International Network of Genocide Scholars for the years 2017 to 2019 includes Elisabeth Hope Murray , President (Embry-Riddle University in Daytona Beach) and Mohamed Adhikari , Vice-President (University of Cape Town). The last president of the network was co-founder and historian Jürgen Zimmerer .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jürgen Zimmerer: Sheffield Center for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence. In: H-Soz-Kult . September 27, 2007, accessed August 23, 2017 .
  2. ^ International Network of Genocide Scholars. In: Corpses of mass violence and genocide. Retrieved August 26, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Jürgen Zimmerer: Genocide: The Future of Prevention. INOGS '1st Global Conference on Genocide. In: H-Soz-Kult . June 9, 2008. Retrieved August 26, 2017 .
  4. ^ 3rd Global Conference on Genocide by the International Network of Genocide Scholars at San Francisco State Universitynferences. In: University of California Berkeley. 2014, accessed August 26, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Jürgen Zimmerer: Genocide and Mass Trauma: Rising to the Challenges of Comprehension, Intervention, Prevention and Restitution (INOGS '4th Global Conference on Genocide). In: H-Soz-Kult . November 24, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2017 .
  6. ^ Fifth global conference of the international network of genocide researchers. In: Rosa Luxemburg Foundation. October 2016, accessed August 23, 2017 .
  7. ↑ INoGS International Conferences. In: INoGS. Retrieved August 23, 2017 .
  8. ^ Journal of Genocide Research. Taylor & Francis , accessed August 23, 2017 .
  9. ^ Author entry by Jürgen Zimmerer in: Wolfgang Benz (Ed.): Prejudice and Genocide. Ideological premises of genocide. Böhlau, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-205-78554-5 , p. 295 (limited preview in the Google book search). limited preview in Google Book search