History 692MC - S-GlobalHist/ModEthncCleansing

This seminar explores the removal of peoples to create homogenous nation states in the modern world. Ethnic cleansing has been all too common, in all types of regimes, from democracies to dictatorships. We shall explore what brought it about, what are the particular modern characteristics of ethnic cleansing, and issues of property, restitution, and legal matters in bringing perpetrators to justice. We shall pay attention to testimonies of victims and perpetrators as well as their experiences.