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War Crimes Trials and InvestigationsViolence Studies: Social Theoretical Considerations Towards Understanding of War Crimes

War Crimes Trials and Investigations: Violence Studies: Social Theoretical Considerations Towards... [War crimes are individual actions, or consist of such. Yet, since they are carried out within the context of war, they are equally actions of collective violence. Approaching this field from a violence studies perspective means focusing on the concrete actions in question and the conditions of their emergence. The rich empirical and theoretical work from the disciplines of social psychology and sociology can be especially useful in explaining the occurrence of crimes within a context of deliberate, systematic destruction, killing, and harming. However, this chapter will also address the pitfalls of combining explanatory models of different epistemological backgrounds.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

War Crimes Trials and InvestigationsViolence Studies: Social Theoretical Considerations Towards Understanding of War Crimes

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-64071-6
Pages
193 –226
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-64072-3_7
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Abstract

[War crimes are individual actions, or consist of such. Yet, since they are carried out within the context of war, they are equally actions of collective violence. Approaching this field from a violence studies perspective means focusing on the concrete actions in question and the conditions of their emergence. The rich empirical and theoretical work from the disciplines of social psychology and sociology can be especially useful in explaining the occurrence of crimes within a context of deliberate, systematic destruction, killing, and harming. However, this chapter will also address the pitfalls of combining explanatory models of different epistemological backgrounds.]

Published: Feb 3, 2018

Keywords: Social theory; Action; Practices; Sedimented experiences; Social psychology; Mentality

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