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Why would anyone commit a mass atrocity such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, or terrorism? This question is at the core of the multi- and interdisciplinary field of perpetrator studies, a developing field which this book assesses in its full breadth for the first time. Perpetrators of International Crimes analyses the most prominent theories, methods, and evidence to determine what we know, what we think we know, as well as the ethical implications of gathering this knowledge. It traces the development of perpetrator studies whilst pushing the boundaries of this emerging field. The book includes contributions from experts from a wide array of disciplines, including criminology, history, law, sociology, psychology, political science, religious studies, and anthropology. They cover numerous case studies, including prominent ones such as Nazi Germany, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia, but also those that are relatively under researched and more recent, such as Sri Lanka and the Islamic State. These have been investigated through various research methods, including but not limited to, trial observations and interviews.

Benjamin B. Ferencz: Preface Alette Smeulers, Barbora Hola, and Maartje Weerdesteijn: Introduction PART I: PERPETRATOR STUDIES 1: Alette Smeulers: Historical Overview of Perpetrator Studies 2: Alette Smeulers, Barbora Hola and Maartje Weerdesteijn: Theories, Methods, and Evidence PART II: REFLECTING ON METHODS AND SOURCES 3: Chandra Lekha Sriram: Perpetrators, Fieldwork, and Ethical Concerns 4: Mina Rauschenbach: Interviewing Perpetrators against the Backdrop of Ethical Concerns and Reflexivity 5: Thijs Bouwknegt and Adina-Loredana Nistor: Studying 'Perpetrators' through the Lens of the Criminal Trial PART III: STUDYING PERPETRATION 6: Ugur UEmit UEngoe: Perpetration as a Process: A Historical-Sociological Model 7: Kjell Anderson: The Margins of Perpetration: Role-Shifting in Genocide 8: Erin Jessee: Beyond Perpetrators: Complex Political Actors surrounding the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda PART IV: STUDYING PERPETRATORS: CASE STUDIES 9: Jonathan Leader Maynard: Studying Perpetrator Ideologies in Atrocity Crimes 10: Pieter Nanninga: Religion and International Crimes: the Case of the Islamic State 11: Georg Frerks: The Female Tigers of Sri Lanka: The Legitimation of Recruitment and Fight 12: Maartje Weerdesteijn: The Rationality and Reign of Paul Kagame PART V: STUDYING PERPETRATORS ON TRIAL: CASE STUDIES 13: Caroline Fournet: Nothing Must Remain: The (In)visibility of Atrocity Crimes and the Perpetrators' Strategies using the Corpses of their Victims 14: Iva Vukusic: Plausible Deniability: The Challenges in Prosecuting Paramilitary Violence in the former Yugoslavia 15: Mirza Buljubasic and Barbora Hola: Perpetrators on Trial: Characteristics of War Crime Perpetrators Tried by Courts in Bosnia and Herzegovina & ICTY 16: Susanne Karstedt: 'Like Mirrors of Morality': Social Support for Nazi War Criminals in Post-War Germany Alette Smeulers: Concluding Thoughts

Author(s)	Edited by Alette Smeulers (Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology of International Crimes, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology of International Crimes, University of Groningen), Maartje Weerdesteijn (Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Barbora Hola (Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and Associate Professor, Senior Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) and Associate Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN	9780198829997
Format	Hardback
Pages	404
Published in	United Kingdom
Published	18 Feb 2019
Availability	Available

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