Journal of Genocide Research
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Genocide Research (JGR) is a peer-review
ed academic journal that covers the field of genocide
studies. Subject areas include: Peace and conflict studies
, Human rights
, international relations, security policies, conflict resolution, holocaust studies, history and international law.
The journal was founded in 1999 by Henry R. Huttenbach (City University of New York
). Since 2005 the Journal of Genocide Research is the official journal of the International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS)
.
It is currently edited by the scholars Henry R. Huttenbach, Dominik J. Schaller (University of Heidelberg, University of Berne
), and Jürgen Zimmerer (University of Sheffield
). The journal is published by Routledge
.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
ed academic journal that covers the field of genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
studies. Subject areas include: Peace and conflict studies
Peace and conflict studies
Peace and conflict studies is a social science field that identifies and analyses violent and nonviolent behaviours as well as the structural mechanisms attending social conflicts with a view towards understanding those processes which lead to a more desirable human condition...
, Human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
, international relations, security policies, conflict resolution, holocaust studies, history and international law.
The journal was founded in 1999 by Henry R. Huttenbach (City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
). Since 2005 the Journal of Genocide Research is the official journal of the International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS)
International Network of Genocide Scholars (INoGS)
The International Network of Genocide Scholars is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to fostering scholarly multi-disciplinary exchange and academic debate in the field of genocide studies....
.
It is currently edited by the scholars Henry R. Huttenbach, Dominik J. Schaller (University of Heidelberg, University of Berne
University of Berne
The University of Bern is a university in the Swiss capital of Bern and was founded in 1834. It is regulated and financed by the Canton of Bern. It is a comprehensive university offering a broad choice of courses and programmes in eight faculties and some 160 institutes. The university is an...
), and Jürgen Zimmerer (University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
). The journal is published by Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
.