Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

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Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

Leveraging the expertise of multiple disciplines and professions to bridge the gap between scholarship and practice to prevent genocide and mass atrocity.

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I-GMAP's Second Safer Havens Conference in Kenya

I-GMAP's Safer Havens Conference in Kenya

I-GMAP's Safer Havens workshop in Naivasha, Kenya on October 3-4 was a resounding success. Over the course of two days, over thirty representatives from the government of Kenya, civil society groups, and international organizations met to collaborate on better protection from identity-based violence for the hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced persons in Kenya. Several representatives from refugee-led organizations were welcomed to the workshop, where they had a seat at the table to discuss their hopes, fears, and ambitions for the future of their communities with government officials. As the Kenyan government plans to move forward in its long-anticipated plan to begin the closure of the two "mega-camps" in Kakuma and Dadaab, the need for protection as refugees begin integrating into their local communities will become even more pressing. The frank conversations, good ideas, initiatives for collaboration, and other outcomes of our 2024 Safer Havens workshop left all, organizers and participants alike, gratified and energized. A comprehensive report, following the initial Safer Havens report on Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, will be forthcoming early in the new year.

MS in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

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The Master of Science in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (GMAP) is the first and only graduate degree of its kind.

This professional degree prepares graduates to analyze risk factors, formulate strategies, and implement policies and practices to reduce the occurrence, severity, and potential for reoccurrence of genocides and other mass atrocities around the world. With a focus on the application of an atrocity prevention lens, the program educates students to recognize opportunities to engage in upstream (before conflict), midstream (during conflict) and downstream (post-conflict) prevention measures. Through an interdisciplinary approach integrating classroom learning, applied research, engagement with practitioners, and an intensive field placement, the program prepares graduates to be prevention actors at the micro- (individual), meso- (organizational), and macro- (societal) levels.

The program is University-wide and overseen by the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention which reports to the Provost.

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