Research Convenings

The Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide regularly convenes diverse scholars, practitioners, and policy professionals to discuss the relationship between mass atrocities, atrocity prevention, and current or developing issues. 

2024

• Increasing the Policy-Relevance of Research on Atrocity Prevention Strategies and Tools: Toward a 10-year Collaborative Research Program - June 2024 workshop

• Mass Atrocity Crimes Against Women and Girls in Afghanistan - June 2024 roundtable discussion

• Mass Atrocities beyond Mass Killing -  May 2024 roundtable in partnership with Bridging the Gap

• Conflict scenarios in Burma/Myanmar - March 2024 roundtable discussion

2023

• Climate Change, Response, and Mass Atrocities - October 2023 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention

• Atrocity Prevention: Tools and Strategies -  September 2023 workshop in partnership with Bridging the Gap

• Policy Options for Preventing Mass Atrocities in Afghanistan, August 2023 workshop

• Living Under Threat: Civilians Across Burma, June 2023 expert panel  

• Social Media Platforms, the Risks of Mass Atrocities, and Opportunities for Atrocity Prevention - January 2023 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention

2022

• Mass Atrocities in Ukraine: Assessing Risks of Significant Escalation -  October 2022 roundtable discussion

• Preventing Mass Atrocities in Afghanistan - June 2022 expert discussion 

• Starvation of Civilians in Tigray, Ethiopia: Justice Options - June 2022 private roundtable discussion

2021

• Human Rights Investigations in Ethiopia and Paths Forward for Justice: Rapporteur's Report, November 2021 roundtable discussion

• Bridging the Regional-functional Divide in the US Atrocity Prevention Policy -  September 2021 roundtable discussion

• Taking Stock of Early Warning for Atrocity Prevention - June 2021 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention

• Expert Meeting on Assessing Atrocity Risk in Northwest and Southwest Cameroon - March 2021 roundtable discussion

2020 

• Future Trends in Mass Atrocities and Atrocity Prevention, June - October 2020 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention (view additional report)

2019

• The Role of Civilians in Preventing and Mitigating Mass Atrocities - June 2019 workshop

• The Role of Justice in Preventing Mass Atrocities - May 2019 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention

• Lessons Learned in Preventing and Responding to Atrocities: Organizing, Expanding, and Encouraging the Use of Policy-relevant Knowledge - November 2019 roundtable discussion

2018 

• Advancing Knowledge on the Role of Civilians in Preventing and Mitigating Mass Atrocities - March 2018 roundtable discussion

2016 

• Advancing Research on Mass Atrocities Perpetrated by Non-state Actors -  June 2016 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention

2015 

• International Decision-Making in the Age of Genocide: Srebrenica 1993-1995 - June / July 2015 conference

2014 

• International Decision-Making in the Age of Genocide: Rwanda 1990-1994 - June 2014 conference

• Countering Dangerous Speech, Protecting Free Speech: Practical Strategies to Prevent Genocide -  February 2014 Sudikoff Interdisciplinary Seminar on Genocide Prevention