There Are Recognized Ways to Prevent Genocide

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One of the core components of the arithmetic of compassion is pseudoinefficacy, a feeling of helplessness in the face of big problems like genocide. But there are actions worth taking. In this recent article, Kerry Whigham, professor of Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention at Binghamton University, describes five important things that may help citizens and public officials understand what scholars and practitioners have learned about preventing genocide.