The New Social Science of the Holocaust

Posted on by Jeffrey Kopstein

by Jeffrey Kopstein and Jelena Subotić We live in a culture profoundly influenced by the legacy of the Holocaust.  More than seven decades after the fact, the Nazi extermination effort against the world’s Jews continues to provide the moral lens through which we judge political action.  Debates about humanitarian intervention and foreign policy, democracy and … Continue reading The New Social Science of the Holocaust

Quantitative Social Science and the Holocaust

Posted on by Volha Charnysh

History is replete with violence, which casts a long shadow on contemporary attitudes, behavior, and institutions, as covered in our earlier posts. The Holocaust is the largest single episode of mass violence in the 20th century. It is also one of the most “data-rich” genocides, and the number of books, articles, and films that deal … Continue reading Quantitative Social Science and the Holocaust