The Microdynamics of Mass Atrocity Working Paper Series

This working paper series captures collaborative faculty-graduate student research analyzing the micro dynamics of mass atrocity. The papers are drawn from Christopher P. Davey's Microdynamics of Mass Atrocity seminar, as part of the IGMAP Msc program. The course uses first hand accounts of people who have experienced this kind of violence, including collections like the Gatumba Survivors Project and the Nakba Archive. This working paper series focuses on the interpersonal relations that constitute mass atrocity, and particularly on the element of self-defence in response to these complex situations. Chloe Cairncross and Dana Dougherty compare North American anti-colonial actions of Indigenous groups. Frank Okyere Osei and Samuel Budoi look at Rwandaphone liberation and anti-genocide armed groups in the African Great Lakes region. Christopher P. Davey outlines how armed groups use social media messaging to assert claims of self-defence and justify their uses of violence. Robin Confer provides a concise review of the 1990's Bosnian War with an interactive timeline and discussion of mass atrocity from this period.