Perpetrator studies, also known as perpetrator research,[1] is a nascent interdisciplinary, scholarly field of research into the perpetrators of mass killings and/or political violence. It is covered in Journal of Perpetrator Research and other publications.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Anthropologists, historians and political scientists are among those who have made contributions to the field. While the study of perpetrators has not been shown the same level of scholarly interest as studies of victims, some noteworthy studies have explored the actions and viewpoints of perpetrators, as well as the "processes through which genocide took shape" that have contributed to what scholars view as a phenomenon of mostly "ordinary people" becoming highly motivated to commit collective atrocities.[8]

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References

  1. ↑ Gudehus, Christian (2023). "The potential of - and problems with - perpetrator research". Handbook of Genocide Studies. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 157–170. ISBN 978 1 80037 933 6.
  2. ↑ Smeulers, Alette (2019). "Historical Overview of Perpetrator Studies". In Smeulers, Alette; Weerdesteijn, Maartje; Hola, Barbora (eds.). Perpetrators of International Crimes: Theories, Methods, and Evidence. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-882999-7.
  3. ↑ Williams, Timothy (2020). "Perpetrator Research". The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Peace and Conflict Studies. Springer International Publishing. pp. 1–9. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11795-5_22-1. ISBN 978-3-030-11795-5. S2CID 243112954.
  4. ↑ Williams, Timothy (2020). "A moment of reflection and innovation in perpetrator studies". Journal of Perpetrator Research. 3 (1): 258. doi:10.21039/jpr.3.1.61.
  5. ↑ Knittel, Susanne C.; Goldberg, Zachary J., eds. (2019). The Routledge International Handbook of Perpetrator Studies. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-59341-0.
  6. ↑ Canet, Fernando (2020). "Introductory Reflections on Perpetrators of Crimes Against Humanity and their Representation in Documentary Film". Continuum. 34 (2): 159–179. doi:10.1080/10304312.2020.1737429.
  7. ↑ Bielby, Clare; Murer, Jeffrey Stevenson, eds. (2018). Perpetrating Selves: Doing Violence, Performing Identity. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 9783319967851.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Kjell Follingstad; Jessee, Erin (2020). Researching Perpetrators of Genocide. United States: The University of Wisconsin. p. 9. ISBN 9780299329709.

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