Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. 1 Responding to Genocide 1
6. 2 Genocide: Debating Definitions 21
7. 3 The Causes of Civil War and Genocide: A Comparison 47
8. 4 Detection: The History and Politics of Early Warning 85
9. 5 Mediation and Diplomacy in Preventing Genocide 111
10. 6 The Role of Transnational Civil Society 135
11. 7 The Role of Regional Organizations 157
12. 8 The Role of the UN Security Council 181
13. 9 Politics, the UN, and Halting Mass Atrocities 213
14. 10 Developing the Political Will to Respond 241
15. List of Acronyms 257
16. Bibliography 261
17. The Contributors 281
18. Index 283
19. About the Book 299