Adam Jones is a political scientist, writer, and photojournalist based at the
University of British Columbia Okanagan
The UBC's Okanagan Campus (commonly referred to as UBC Okanagan and UBCO) is University of British Columbia's campus located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
The campus is the research and innovation hub in the province's southern interior ...
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Kelowna
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna derives from the Okanagan word ' ...
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British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...
, Canada. He is the author of ''Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction'' and other books in
genocide studies
Genocide studies is an academic field of study that researches genocide. Genocide became a field of study in the mid-1940s, with the work of Raphael Lemkin, who coined ''genocide'' and started genocide research, and its primary subjects were the ...
. He is Executive Director of Gendercide Watch. He was chosen as one of "Fifty Key Thinkers on the Holocaust and Genocide" for the book of that name, which was published in 2010. He is also a published photographer, both in print and online under a Creative Commons license.
Genocide
He is author of a textbook in the field, ''Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction'' (Routledge, 3rd edn. 2016), and author or editor of other works on genocide and
crimes against humanity
Crimes against humanity are widespread or systemic acts committed by or on behalf of a ''de facto'' authority, usually a state, that grossly violate human rights. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity do not have to take place within the ...
, including ''The Scourge of Genocide: Essays and Reflections'' (Routledge, 2013). He was senior book review editor of the ''
Journal of Genocide Research'' from 2004 to 2013, and currently edits the Studies in Genocide and Crimes against Humanity book series for Routledge Publishers.
Gender and international relations
Jones is known for his distinctive approach to the study of gender and international relations.
['' International Relations and the Challenge of Postmodernism: Defending the Discipline'', by Darryl S.L. Jarvis (University of South Carolina Press, 2000), pp. 130, 160, 170, 172, 234n.]
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External links
Adam Jones - Homepage
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Canadian political scientists
Political science writers
University of British Columbia faculty
Canadian human rights activists
Gender studies academics
Genocide studies scholars
Living people
1963 births