Eight stages of genocide
Eight stages of genocide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search In 1996 Gregory Stanton, the president of Genocide Watch, presented a briefing paper called " The 8 Stages of Genocide " at the United States Department of State. [1] In it he suggested that genocide develops in eight stages that are "predictable but not inexorable". [1] [2] Overview [ edit ] The Stanton paper was presented at the State Department, shortly after the Rwanda genocide and much of the analysis is based on why that genocide occurred. The preventive measures suggested, given the original target audience, were those that the United States could implement directly or use their influence on other governments to have implemented. Stage Characteristics Preventive measures 1. Classification People are divided into "them and us". "The main preventive measure at this early stage is to develop universalistic