Binghamton Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention

Binghamton University, the premier public university in the northeastern United States, established the Institute for Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (I-GMAP) with external donor and institutional support in late 2016. I-GMAP is committed to making Binghamton University a leading actor in the international community of atrocity prevention scholars and practitioners.

The three-fold mission of I-GMAP is:

• to increase understanding, develop commitment, and build capacity for effective prevention of genocide and other mass atrocities;

• to bring all the forces of the University to bear on atrocity prevention, including research, teaching, convening and outreach; and

• to break down barriers and build bridges between academics and practitioners, across multiple disciplines, and among scholars, policy makers and civil society actors.

I-GMAP oversees curricular, scholarly and convening activities including:

• The world's first and only graduate degree of its kind, the professional Master of Science in Genocide and Mass Atrocity Prevention (GMAP);

• An interdisciplinary undergraduate minor with funded internship awards;

• An interdisciplinary graduate certificate;

• Hosting of post-doctoral fellows to advance research and teaching in GMAP;

• Implementing the Charles E. Scheidt Faculty Fellows in Atrocity Prevention program;

• Hosting of resident practitioners and visiting practitioners to share their insights on challenges and successes of work in GMAP;

• Organizing an annual Frontiers of Prevention conference with scholars and practitioners from around the world; and

• Developing partnerships with NGOs and universities to promote atrocity prevention.