Scott Straus, Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (US Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2016)
This podcast is the first of a new occasional series of interviews addressing the question of responding to mass atrocities and genocide. Later in the summer I\u2019ll interview Bridget Conley-Zilkic, James Waller and Carrie Booth Walling. First up, however, is today\u2019s interview with Scott Straus.\n\nWhenever I teach classes on genocide or on the Holocaust, students most want to know the answer to a simple question: How can we make sure this doesn\u2019t happen again?\n\nStraus\u2019 new book, Fundamentals of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, 2016), surveys the recent research to try and answer this question. In part, it\u2019s a resource for practitioners, summarizing the consensus on best practices. But it\u2019s much more than that. It\u2019s a succinct but subtle conversation with the research\u2013pointing out complexities, interrogating common assumptions and pointing to places where more research is needed. The result is a book that professionals, academics and interested citizens should read.\n\nIt\u2019s a book that has interesting resonances with the other books of this series as well. I hope you\u2019ll listen to the entire series and read the books. I know that doing so has made me think hard about how I teach the subject in my classes.\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/genocide-studies