ABOUT
Jeff Bachman is Cohen Endowed Chair in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Genocide Studies and Prevention: An International Journal, and Founder of Public Accountability for U.S. Atrocities (PAUSA).

Jeff is the author of Harry Potter and Genocide: An Introduction to Genocide Studies Through the World of Harry Potter ​(Palgrave, 2026), The Politics of Genocide: From the Genocide Convention to the Responsibility to Protect (Rutgers University Press, 2022), and The United States and Genocide: (Re)Defining the Relationship (Routledge, 2017). He is also the editor of Genocide Studies: Pathways Ahead (Rutgers University Press, 2024) and Cultural Genocide: Law, Politics, and Global Manifestations (Routledge, 2019), lead editor of The Routledge Handbook of Genocide Studies (Routledge, 2026), and co-editor of A Modern History of Forgotten Genocides and Mass Atrocities (Routledge, 2024). His research has also been published in Third World Quarterly, Genocide Studies and Prevention, Journal of Genocide Research, Critical Studies on Security, and International Studies Perspectives, among others.

Prior to joining the Department of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, Jeff was Associate Professor in the Department of Peace, Human Rights, and Cultural Relations at American University’s School of International Service, where he also co-founded the Mass Atrocity Research Initiative and founded the Project for American Foreign Policy Accountability. He was also the faculty director of the American University International Relations Society during the AU Model United Nations team's historic run of finishing first in North America for an unprecedented four consecutive years. 
Latest Books
| The Routledge Handbook of Genocide Studies
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The field of genocide studies has experienced extraordinary growth during the past two decades. It stands today as one of the most diverse and interdisciplinary in the social sciences and humanities. Likewise, the field’s anchoring case studies have proliferated, from an initial focus on the Jewish Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, and the genocide of Tutsi in Rwanda, to a genuinely global framework that incorporates cases of genocide and other mass atrocities on every populated continent.

This handbook provides a cutting-edge overview of the discipline, blending theoretically grounded analysis  with empirically rich illustrations to provide a state-of-the-art overview of the contemporary debates in genocide studies. Split into seven sections, the book covers:
  • Roots and Causation
  • Disciplinary Perspectives
  • Genocide through History
  • The Twentieth Century: Genocide Before the Convention
  • Genocide Since 1948
  • Interventions and Aftermaths
  • Cultural Legacies

​Bringing together a diverse set of both established and up-and-coming scholars, this volume will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students who are new to the field, to educators, and to scholars, researchers, and professionals in numerous fields who seek an encompassing understanding of genocide studies.

| Harry Potter and Genocide: An Introduction to Genocide Studies Through the World of Harry Potter
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This book is a go-to source for educators, including those in late-primary education, secondary education, and undergraduate higher education, interested in teaching genocide studies. The author makes the subject more accessible for students, as well as for educators who do not have a background in this subarea. Each chapter includes discussion questions, research prompts, and suggestions for further reading. The book will also appeal to fans of the Harry Potter series.

Harry Potter and Genocide: An Introduction to Genocide Studies Through the World of Harry Potter:
  • Uses the World of Harry Potter to introduce students to traditional, contested, and emerging Genocide Studies concepts
  • Includes various supplementary components to aid students and instructors in discussing the material presented
  • This book will be useful for educators in Language Arts, Social Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies,   and more

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