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How to conduct post-atrocity research – key insights from practitioners in the field

  • Written by Christopher P. Davey, Lecturer in Political Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
imageRuhango, Rwanda – the site of massacres during the 1994 genocide.Nicole Fox, CC BY-SA

From Gaza to Myanmar and Sudan, communities around the globe continue to suffer the consequences of war, civil strife and sectarian violence. Indeed in 2024, 111 countries experienced some form of mass atrocity against civilians.

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