This website is jointly maintained by the Institute for the Study of Genocide and the International Association of Genocide Scholars.

The Institute for the Study of Genocide is an independent nonprofit organization chartered by the University of the State of New York, located at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. The ISG exists to promote and disseminate scholarship and policy analyses on the causes, consequences, and prevention of genocide. It was founded in 1982 to fill a gap in both the scholarly and the human rights communities which did not recognize the continued prevalence of genocide.

To advance these ends, it publishes a semi-annual newsletter and working papers, and initiated study of life-integrity violations cross-nationally. It holds periodic conferences, maintains liason with academic, human rights, and refugee organizations, provides consultation to representatives of media, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and advocates passage of legislation and administrative measures related to genocide and gross violations of human rights. To advance research, it initiated the organization of the International Association of Genocide Scholars in 1995, an autonomous affiliate of the ISG.

Helen Fein, Ph.D., is Executive Director and Prof. Orlanda Brugnola is President of the Institute.

For membership and further information, email us or write the ISG at:
Institute for the Study of Genocide
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
899 Tenth Avenue, Room 325
New York, NY 10019

The International Association of Genocide Scholars is a global, interdisciplinary, non-partisan organization that seeks to further research and teaching about the nature, causes, and consequences of genocide, and advance policy studies on prevention of genocide. The Association, founded in 1994, meets biennially to consider comparative research, important new works, case studies, the links between genocide and gross human rights violations, and prevention and punishment of genocide. The aim of the Association is to focus more intensively on questions of genocide than is possible in the existing two-hour format of most conferences and to draw colleagues from different disciplines into an interdisciplinary conversation. Membership is open to scholars, graduate students, and other interested persons worldwide. The Association is an autonomous affiliate of The Institute for the Study of Genocide.

You can download a membership application and questionnaire here.
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Membership dues for IAGS depend on your income. If you wish to prepay for a membership via Paypal or a credit card, select one of the options below and then write the transaction ID on your membership application. To pay using a credit card, you will first need to register for an account with paypal. This process should take approximately two minutes.

For other information, see Upcoming Conferences and Publications Available, or contact the President:

Robert F. Melson webpage
Professor of Political Science
Purdue University
melson@polsci.purdue.edu