Theories of Genocide: The Case of Rwanda
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After reviewing and modifying slightly the fourth dimension of James Waller’s general explanatory theory of genocide, the chapter takes issue with the first of the four dimensions of that theory and offers an alternative theory of dispositions that apply to bystanders as well as perpetrators. The chapter then critically reviews a number of specific explanations of the Rwanda genocide, dividing them into universal and cultural explanatory theories to reveal the inherent inadequacies of each. By applying the revised general theory, the chapter shows how the inadequacies of each type of explanation as well as each specific one can be overcome to explain the Rwandan genocide. Theories of Genocide: Rwanda
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