Research on human rights, or social and political issues closely related to human rights, is nowadays carried out in many academic departments, from law to anthropology, from sociology to philosophy. Yet, there is surprisingly little communication amongst scholars working in these different disciplines, and research that takes more than one perspective into account is seldom encouraged. This series bridges the divide between the social sciences and the law in human rights scholarship:

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Volume 2

ADVANCING REFUGEE PROTECTION IN SOUTH AFRICA

"This book will provide important background reading for a second generation of researchers to look beyond the establishment of the asylum system to consider the extent to which, over the long term, there is substantial and contextually appropriate asylum policy in South Africa."  •  International Migration & Integration

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Volume 4

SOCIAL TORTURE

The Case of Northern Uganda, 1986-2006

Forthcoming - February 2011!

“This book will engage, engross and enrage; it aims to drive analysis and policy makers to rethink their approaches to such conflicts.”   Choice

...“The incisive argument about social torture supported by a wealth of factual detail and first-hand reports make this book a singularly important contribution to the study of conflict, aid, and oppression in Africa.”  H-Africa
 

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Volume 5

CONSTITUTIONALISM AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Translated by Alexandra Tatiana Pollard

With a Foreword by Roberto Toniatti, Università di Trento

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Volume 3

BEYOND PRISON

The Fight to Reform Prison Systems around the World

With a Preface by Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Translated from the French by Marguerite Garling
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"This is an exceptional personal testimony and story of achievement – Ahmet Othmani tells of his own appalling treatment when in detention and how it informed and inspired a lifetime vocation to struggle for the rights of all prisoners everywhere. As the story demonstrates, Othmani is one of those rare individuals who moved from passion and conviction to effective action – he was responsible for the establishment of one of the world’s most reliable and mature human rights organizations, in the field of penal reform, Penal Reform International (PRI)."  •  [From the Preface]

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Volume 1

BETWEEN BOMBS AND GOOD INTENTIONS

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Italo-Ethiopian war, 1935-1936

With a Foreword by Angelo Del Boca

"The author is well-equipped to tell this story. A historian by profession, he also has rich experience in humanitarian relief work in the Horn of Africa, including several years of service in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The book is rich in documentation, with the author having tapped almost all the pertinent archival material in Italy and Geneva and having interviewed a number of eyewitnesses. Copiously illustrated and with annexes that set the chronological framework, the work highlights the principal characters."  ·  African Studies Review

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"The Berghahn series Studies on War and Genocide has immeasurably enriched the English-language scholarship available to scholars and students of genocide and, in particular, the Holocaust."  •  Totalitarian Movements and Political Regions

Following are some select titles, for a full listing please visit the series website:

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Volume 13

THE TRAIN JOURNEY

Transit, Captivity, and Witnessing in the Holocaust

Deportations by train were critical in the Nazis’ genocidal vision of the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question.” Historians have estimated that between 1941 and 1944 up to three million Jews were transported to their deaths in concentration and extermination camps.

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Volume 12

EMPIRE, COLONY, GENOCIDE

Conquest, Occupation, and Subaltern Resistance in World History

FIRST PRIZE IN THE CATEGORY OF NON-EUROPEAN HISTORY!
Awarded for 2009 by H-Soz-und-Kult
 

"With its depth of theoretical insight and the wealth of empirical material this volume sets new standards for the history of colonialism and genocide."

"The essential problem of the book – its recurrent question as well as its potential pitfall – is the position of the Holocaust in relation to other acts of extermination...This creates a tension throughout the book; it also makes it worth debating and certainly makes it a remarkably useful text to inform further research and for teaching purposes."  •  Journal of Global History
 

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Volume 9

ROBBERY AND RESTITUTION

The Conflict over Jewish Property in Europe

“A well-structured, ambitious collection of essays, it will certainly be an essential read for anyone interested in the anti-Jewish policies of National Socialist Germany and their long-term consequences for postwar Europe.”  ·  H-German

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Volume 8

GRAY ZONES

Ambiguity and Compromise in the Holocaust and its Aftermath

"...a useful addition to Holocaust historiography and literature. It is accessible for students and teachers as well as the general reader. It provides a taste of what the world of Holocaust scholarship is actively engaged in--the constant exploration and understanding of the history of the murder of the Jews of Europe and the ongoing effect of these events on the world today. Hopefully, this book will stimulate others to read further and deeper."   · H-German

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Volume 6

GENOCIDE AND SETTLER SOCIETY

Frontier Violence and Stolen Indigenous Children in Australian History

“…often new, probing and rich examinations of the takeover of a continent by white Anglos and the long-term impact…the book is replete with detailed and meticulously sourced information on the scope, scale and persistence of the cruelty and violence involved – actual and structural- over a 200-year period...there is a great deal in this excellent volume that demands grounds for deep reflection on how Australia came to be what it is.”   · Patterns of Prejudice

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Volume 4

IN GOD'S NAME

Genocide and Religion in the Twentieth Century

Despite the widespread trends of secularization in the 20th century, religion has played an important role in several outbreaks of genocide since the First World War. And yet, not many scholars have looked either at the religious aspects of modern genocide, or at the manner in which religion has taken a position on mass killing. This collection of essays addresses this hiatus by examining the intersection between religion and state-organized murder in the cases of the Armenian, Jewish, Rwandan, and Bosnian genocides.

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Volume 14

THE KINGS AND THE PAWNS

Collaboration in Byelorussia during World War II

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RIGHTS IN EXILE

Janus-Faced Humanitarianism

With a Foreword by Justice Albie Sachs

"Detailed, direct and at times passionate, this book should be required reading for anyone who wants to know what is really happening to refugee protection. It should also require a response."  •  Mike Kagan, Journal of Refugee Studies

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THE HISTORY OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Ethnic Conflict from the Balkans to Anatolia to the Caucasus

"... totally innovative ... Dadrian exhibits exemplary objectivity and provides us with the fruits of a life of scholarship and research. An inestimable contribution to our knowledge of history."  · Journal of the Society of Armenian Studies

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THE NANKING ATROCITY, 1937-38

Complicating the Picture

“This excellent book… is an outstanding contribution to furthering our understanding and conversation about one of the most controversial episodes in the twentieth century.”  ·  Journal of Japanese Studies

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NAZI EUROPE AND THE FINAL SOLUTION

Published in Association with Yad Vashem and the International Institute for Holocaust Research

“The volume offers a broad overview of the ‘bystander’ research in recent years, which has identified as the most common behaviour rescue, apathy, indifference, passive complicity, or collaboration, all defying exact quantification. However, what all societies have in common is the notion of Jews as a group apart, reinforced substantially through occupation and propaganda ... As a stocktaking exercise and starting point for a many more investigations this volume will be of lasting significance."  ·  Dieter Pohl, Institut für Zeitgeschichte, München

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RE-PRESENTING THE SHOAH FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Despite Adorno's famous dictum, the memory of the Shoah features prominently in the cultural legacy of the 20th century and beyond. It has led to a proliferation of works of representation and re-memorialization which have brought in their wake concerns about a 'holocaust industry' and banalization.

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MEDICINE AND MEDICAL ETHICS IN NAZI GERMANY

Origins, Practices, Legacies

"Educators and students owe a debt of gratitude ... all of the articles in this anthology are readily accessible to the non-specialist without compromising the cutting-edge scholarship that informs them."  · ISIS

"This in an engrossing book ... morally challenging to all physicians."   · Journal of the American Medical Association

"... extraordinarily valuable essays combine perspectives from history, sociology, demography, and anthropology."  · Choice

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CROSSING THE AEGEAN

An Appraisal of the 1923 Compulsory Population Exchange between Greece and Turkey

"This volume is a long overdue endeavour to tackle the thorny and delicate issue of the compulsory population exchange…The argumentative force of the volume lies in the careful analysis of the contradictory and ambiguous ramifications of the convention." -The Greek Review of Social Research

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Regions and Cohesion

Regiones y Cohesión / Régions et Cohésion

The journal of the Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC), a cross-regional, interdisciplinary, and multi-lingual network of socially conscious and prestigious research institutes in Europe, North America, South America and Africa.Due to the dramatic changes in global affairs related to regional integration, studies can no longer be limited to the analysis of economic competitiveness and political power in global geopolitics. Regions and Cohesion is a needed platform for academics and practitioners alike to disseminate both empirical research and normative analysis of topics related to human and environmental security, social cohesion, and governance. It covers themes, such as the management of strategic resources, environment and society, social risk and marginalization, disasters and policy responses, violence, war and urban security, the quality of democracy, development, public health, immigration, human rights, organized crime, and cross-border human security.

Interdisciplinary in nature and multi-lingual in character (English, French, Spanish), the journal promotes the comparative examination of the human and environmental impacts of various aspects of regional integration across geographic areas, time periods, and policy arenas.

Volume 1 (2011), 3 issues pa (Spring, Summer, Winter)
 ISSN: 2152-906X (Print)
ISSN: 2152-9078 (Online)

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