Risks, Early Warning and Management of Mass Atrocities and Genocide: Insights from Research

Abstract

This article's point of departure is the UN Secretary-Generals five-point plan on genocide presented in April 2004 at the United Nations, that stresses the need for early warning (point 4) and extent can early warning research contribute to the from research on military operations aimed at halting G/P and atrocities? The focus is on connecting insights at the policy or strategic level from broad comparative studies (i.e., statistical studies) and the ambition is to complement the insights generated by the extensive case study literature on the subject matter.