Zoryan Institute Launches New International Journal on Genocide
As part of its continuing effort to integrate the Armenian Genocide into world genocide studies, the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (A Division of the Zoryan Institute), chaired by Dr. Roger W. Smith, announces the co-founding and joint publication of a new journal, Genocide Studies and Prevention, in partnership with the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS), headed by Dr. Israel W. Charny. The journal?s first issue, Summer 2006, published through a partnership with the
“Genocide Studies and Prevention, as a peer-reviewed journal, was established to fulfill several goals at the same time,” remarked Dr. Smith, a founder of IAGS.? “First, as the official journal of the IAGS, its mission is to understand the phenomenon of genocide, create an awareness of it as an ongoing scourge, and promote the necessity of preventing it. Second, as an initiative of the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, it is intended to help stimulate, educate and develop new generations of scholars to engage in research and provide an academic forum on genocide. Third, it is hoped that it will educate government policy-makers, as well as the general public, on why and how genocide occurs so that they may be persuaded to use all of their influence to prevent genocide, or at least intervene if it is already taking place,” he concluded.
The first issue of this inter-disciplinary journal is devoted to the genocide in
The second issue, which is already in press, will be devoted to the Armenian Genocide and will have many distinguished contributors, including Taner Ak?am, Vahakn Dadrian and Roger W. Smith. Subsequent issues will be devoted to such themes as the Genocide in
Israel W. Charny, President of IAGS stated that, “Today, one can look with some satisfaction on the increasing emergence of scholarship and the scientific study of genocide, and therefore one may also dare to begin to think of the possibilities for preventing genocide. It is for these reasons that we are especially pleased to see the synergies of our relationship with the IIGHRS, with whom we share a deep commitment to the study and genocide of all peoples, in the establishment of this new journal.”
Genocide Studies and Prevention is published three times a year. Subscriptions are $50.00 per year, but a discount is available for the first year. For more information, contact the International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (Zoryan Institute), [email protected], Tel: 416-250-9807.
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International Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies
Zoryan Institute
17 August 2006
Contact Person: Torrey Swan
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