The Interaction of Racialization and Securitization in Conflict

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This chapter explores how the processes of racialization and securitization influence the perception of groups as threats, delving into historical examples and contemporary responses to security crises. It discusses the dynamics of genocidal violence, emphasizing the dangers of hyper-vigilance and the intersection of identity-based discrimination with state actions. The conversation also touches on the challenges of addressing and preventing atrocities in the context of media, technology, and international geopolitics.

The world is confusing, but there are experts in everything. In our least funny episode ever, we thankfully convinced a global expert, professor, researcher, author, and Genocidologist (it’s a real word) Dr. Dirk Moses to answer the questions that we may secretly have: What exactly is genocide? How long has it been happening? Is it a war crime? Is it a crime of atrocity? Who makes up humanitarian law? What's self-defense — and what's offense? How is it litigated? Whose business is it? Why do we do this to each other? What can be done? It’s a dense, long episode with lots of asides for history and context, but it might be just what you need to give you perspective on the conditions — and cycles of trauma — that can lead to crimes of atrocities.

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