“Second-Generation Comparative Research on Genocide” (World Politics, Vol.59, No.3 April 2007)

Review article by Scott Strauss,
“Second-Generation Comparative Research on Genocide”
(World Politics, Vol.59, No.3 April 2007)

1. Identify
   and describe the main points of the first-generation of scholarship
   on genocide? According to first-generation scholarship, what are
   the main causes of genocide?
2. Identify
   and describe the main points made by second-generation scholarship
   on genocide. According to second-generation scholars, what are the
   main causes of genocide?
3. What
   are some of the main problems associated with first generation
   scholarship?
4. In
   what ways are first and second generation arguments similar? In
   what ways are they different?

Your
essay should have the following:

• An
  introduction
  • An
    introductory paragraph that informs the reader about the content
    and purpose of the essay.
• A
  conclusion
  • A
    conclusion that sums up the arguments made in the body of the
    paper.