When: 20-24 October 2025
Where: Johannesburg, South Africa
Deadline: 25 November 2024, (Eastern Standard Time)
Eighty years after World War II, thirty years after the harrowing events in Srebrenica, and two decades after the adoption of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Principle, the imperative to confront and prevent genocide remains as urgent as ever. In light of this, International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) invites contributions to this timely and crucial discourse at the 2025 conference, “The Challenge of ‘Never Again’: Engaging with the Protection and Prevention of Genocide.”
The 2025 International Association of Genocide Scholars conference aims to critically examine the progress made, obstacles faced, and opportunities presented in the ongoing quest to fulfil the pledge of “Never Again.” IAGS invites papers that explore a wide array of topics related to the conference theme: The Challenge of “Never Again”: Engaging with the Protection and Prevention of Genocide, including genocide prevention, humanitarian interventions, international cooperation, the role of institutions, and legal and ethical dimensions inherent in safeguarding human rights on a global scale. IAGS also welcomes papers and panels on any topic within the broad field of genocide studies and related areas. IAGS encourages contributions from academics, practitioners, and artists who work on the legal, social, cultural, and scientific aspects of genocide, mass atrocity, and crimes against humanity.
For more details on topics of interest, submission and other questions, please visit the conference website.