Introduction: genocide matters: ongoing issues and emerging perspectives. -- Questioning boundaries: what's old and what's new in comparative genocide theory. -- Critical genocide studies. -- Holocaust studies and genocide studies: past, present, and future. -- Genocide and the politics of rape: historical and psychological perspectives. -- Genocide by attrition: silent and efficient. -- Research and teaching about genocide: history, challenges and new directions. -- Humanitarian military intervention after the "Responsibility to protect": obstacles and prospects. -- Transitional justice and genocide.

1. Genocide