Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a genocide expert on the legal definition of the term.
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¿Se está produciendo un genocidio en Oriente Próximo? A ambos lados del conflicto en Israel y la Franja de Gaza, muchos responden que sí.
Un experto en genocidios aclara algunos conceptos en este artículo.
As pessoas falam sobre genocídio de várias maneiras diferentes, desde técnicas até coloquiais - mas uma guerra de palavras não substitui um caminho para a paz, escreve um estudioso de genocídio.
Banyak orang menyebut genosida dalam perang Israel-Hamas, tetapi perang kata-kata tidak dapat menjadi jalan perdamaian.
People talk about genocide in a few different ways, ranging from technical to colloquial – but a war of words does not replace a path to peace, a genocide scholar writes.
Informal documents can be valid. But when that’s all a rich person leaves behind, the legal costs can get pretty steep.
Art can help anchor places even as they are reshaped.
With the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, at least for now, we look back on a handful of stories that provided sharp insights at key moments in the pandemic.
A scholar of extremism attended the CPAC meeting in March, in part to try to understand political polarization, and only saw signs of a worsening divide.
While all groups experienced increased housing vulnerability after the pandemic hit, only people of Asian descent continued to see their situations worsen in 2021 as the US spent trillions trying to soften the impact.
The lone wolf metaphor used to describe mass shooters misinforms views of extremists – and law enforcement efforts to deter the violence.
President Biden outlined his achievements in key policy areas and sketched out his plans for the rest of his term in office.
The insights of an ancient historian show that the causes of civil unrest are often the same over time and across societies.
Shame and guilt seem equally foreign to many politicians and public figures these days. Rather than cover their bad behavior with a veneer of hypocrisy, they revel in it, a classics scholar says.
Voting by mail is safe from fraud and manipulation, is backed by people across the political spectrum and can be more convenient for many voters.
A new study found that the device people used to communicate in a negotiation made a big difference in how likely they were to deceive for personal gain.
Russia and other countries and political regimes have a long history of forcing people to move, mostly for security and economic gains.
A classics scholar looks at Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony and says only a rare few are able to summon courage. For others, the drive to maintain power produces cowardice and willful blindness.
After years of gridlock, Congress passed significant gun control legislation for the first time in the last 30 years.
Los experimentos demuestran que los bebés pueden formar recuerdos desde los dos meses. ¿Por qué no podemos recordar eventos autobiográficos?
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Distinguished Professor of Anthropology; Director, Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Lecturer of Arts, Culture & Media, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of Economics, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor, Rutgers University - Newark
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Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Clinical Professor of Law, Director of the International Human Rights Clinic, Rutgers University - Newark
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Rachel Hadas is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of English, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Law and Judge Norma Shapiro Scholar, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Management and Global Business, Rutgers University - Newark
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Professor of Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
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Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Rutgers University - Newark
