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Foundation of The Sheffield Centre for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence

The University of Sheffield and the International Network of Genocide Scholars (INOGS) proudly announce the foundation of The Sheffield Centre for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence 

Building both on long traditions and current strengths in Genocide Studies, the University of Sheffield approved in June 2007 the establishment of the Sheffield Centre for the Study of Genocide and Mass Violence. Based around the offices of the of the Journal of Genocide Research and the International Network of Genocide Scholars at the Department of History, this unique institution in the UK and beyond is devoted to the study of all aspects of mass violence in history and at the present time. Interdisciplinary in its approach, it explicitly tries to bridge the gaps between Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences: its concerns will include topics such as genocide and environmental change, competition for resources, and mass violence; trauma research; (post)colonialism, memory and identity politics; and prevention studies. 

The Centre will coordinate research projects, support international cooperation and offer both face-to-face and distance-learning courses in genocide studies and prevention. Current projects include the Virtual Archive of Genocide, a Bibliography of Genocide and the Sheffield Digital Lemkin, a digital edition of the hitherto largely unpublished writings of Raphael Lemkin, the founder of the UN Genocide Convention of 1948 and pioneer of Genocide Studies. 

Please address all queries or suggestions regarding the Centre to the founding Director, Dr , Department of History, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN.

In Memoriam: Eric Markusen (8 October 1946 – 29 January 2007)

Genocide studies is today a growing, international and interdisciplinary field of studies, and Eric Markusen pointed out this development in lectures in numerous countries all over the world. Moreover, he contributed to this development both as a scholar, as a teacher and as an activist. 

On 29 January 2007, Eric Markusen – one of the pioneers of genocide studies and a dear colleague and friend to many in the field – died after short illness in Marshall, Minnesota. Read more