Towards a theory of modern genocide. Comparative genocide research: definitions, criteria, typologies, cases, key elements, patterns and voids

Mass violence and extreme problems have riddled the 20th century. Since 1945 there have been more than 250 violent conflicts worldwide - until the late 1980s nearly exclusively in the third world. The victims were mainly among minority nationalities, non-dominant ethnic groups and indigenous peoples. What to do in a particular situation and when to do it are discussed