Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence
Encyclopedia
The Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence (OEMV) is an online encyclopedia with the objective of documenting massacre
s which have occurred in the 20th century.
The project was founded by Jacques Sémelin
. The Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Science Po (Paris), and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
and The Hamburg Institute for Social Research
are working on the project.
Massacre
A massacre is an event with a heavy death toll.Massacre may also refer to:-Entertainment:*Massacre , a DC Comics villain*Massacre , a 1932 drama film starring Richard Barthelmess*Massacre, a 1956 Western starring Dane Clark...
s which have occurred in the 20th century.
The project was founded by Jacques Sémelin
Jacques Sémelin
Jacques Sémelin is a French historian, psychologist and political scientist. He is a director of research in the CNRS, affiliated to the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris...
. The Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches Internationales, Science Po (Paris), and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Centre national de la recherche scientifique
The National Center of Scientific Research is the largest governmental research organization in France and the largest fundamental science agency in Europe....
and The Hamburg Institute for Social Research
Hamburg Institute for Social Research
The Hamburg Institute for Social Research is an independent private foundation whose scholarship is focused on both contemporary history and the social sciences. Founded in 1984 it currently employ's around 50 people with roughly 50% working in the research fields of sociology and history...
are working on the project.
External links
- About us
- "Une encyclopédie historique pour recenser les 'violences de masse' ", article in Le MondeLe MondeLe Monde is a French daily evening newspaper owned by La Vie-Le Monde Group and edited in Paris. It is one of two French newspapers of record, and has generally been well respected since its first edition under founder Hubert Beuve-Méry on 19 December 1944...
, 2008