September 8, 2006 Source: :
http://mediarelations.concordia.ca/mediaroom/pressreleases/2006/09/007465.shtml The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies MONTREAL/September 8, 2006 — The Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) was founded in 1986, based in the departments of History and Sociology / Anthropology at Concordia University. In recent years, Concordia faculty members and graduate students from Communications, English, Geography, and Political Science have joined in its work, as have colleagues from McGill and the University of Québec in Montreal. MIGS’ research approach is comparative, historical, and contemporary, involving scholars in Canada, France, Great Britain, Israel, and the United States. Through its Occasional Paper Series and its web site, it produces, collects and disseminates knowledge created by researchers about the historical origins and remedies for the mass killings that have become such a prominent part of our time. MIGS also accomplishes its mission through teaching, workshops, conferences, and research publications. Additional information and web links are made available on its web site at http://migs.concordia.ca. MIGS seeks to encourage research by offering its resources and its hospitality to Concordia students and faculty, as well as post-doctoral fellows and colleagues visiting from other universities and research centers. It welcomes proposals for Occasional Papers, new web links, and news items for inclusion on its web site. MIGS activities are supported with funds from Concordia University, outside grants, and private donations. The founding co-directors of MIGS are Concordia Professors Frank Chalk (History) and Kurt Jonassohn (Sociology), the latter now retired. Their book, The History and Sociology of Genocide: Analyses and Case Studies (Yale University Press, 1990) is still in print and serves as one of the leading textbooks in the field. Assisting Professor Chalk in the work of the Institute are MIGS Research Associates, and the members of the Academic Advisory Board and the Board of Directors. MIGS interns and research assistants join with faculty members associated with MIGS in producing research reports focused on key issues in genocide studies. In 2005-2006, MIGS organized major conferences at Concordia on "Democratic Discourse in A Multicultural Society" and "Canada and the Darfur Crisis". Complete digital video records of both conferences are mounted on the MIGS web site. MIGS is an officially recognized Research Centre of the Faculty of Arts and Science of Concordia University, and its current Director is History professor Dr. Frank Chalk. http://migs.concordia.ca
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