Deborah Mayersen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4228804 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Mayersen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Mayersen |
| SIGNATURE | MAYERSEN D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Defence Force Academy |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Promoting Resilience to Genocide: An Evidence-based Approach
Preventing genocide is more achievable than ever before. In the past two decades, there has been an upsurge in research and resources dedicated to genocide and mass atrocity prevention. There is now substantial knowledge of risk factors for genocide, of current countries at risk of genocide and mass atrocities, and, most importantly, a small but passionate field of practitioners dedicated to prevention. Crucial to their effectiveness, however, is…
The Resistance Network: The Armenian Genocide and Humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria, 1915–1918. Khatchig Mouradian
Saving Bulgarian Jewry from the Holocaust: The Role of National Identity
The survival of Bulgarian Jewry during the Holocaust was exceptional. Bulgaria was a Nazi ally, but due to strong opposition within the Bulgarian government, church and population, Bulgarian Jewish citizens were never deported. Almost all 48,000 survived the Holocaust. Through critical discourse analysis of primary documents, this article identifies an inclusive conception of national identity as key to their survival. Most Bulgarians believed th…
Armenian Resistance to the Hamidian Massacres
Between 1894 and 1896, the Hamidian massacres claimed the lives of more than 100,000 Armenians in Ottoman Turkey. This article presents an exploratory analysis of Armenian resistance to the massacres. It examines the context and contours of resistance, including the strategies employed, scope and organization of resistance efforts. Evidence indicates that resistance was widespread, and Armenians adopted a diverse range of strategies in attempting…
Predicting Genocide and Mass Killing
The ability to predict where, and when, genocide may occur is a key aspect of genocide prevention. In the past two decades, several risk assessment lists have been developed that identify and rank the risk of genocide, politicide and other mass atrocities at the country level. This article presents a critical examination of these risk assessment lists. How accurately can they predict genocide and mass atrocities? Risk assessment lists have a good…
‘Is Help Coming?’ Communal Self-Protection during Genocide
Despite the rhetoric of the Responsibility to Protect principle (R2P), vulnerable groups continue to experience genocide. Some, such as the Yazidis in Iraq, have tried to mitigate genocide through communal self-protection. The dominance of R2P in contemporary normative discussions about responding to genocide, however, means that there has been a lack of research into the lived realities of such experiences. This article explores the phenomenon o…
Paul R. Bartrop, editor, Modern Genocide: Analyzing the Controversies and Issues
She Would Love That”: Identifying Community Needs in a Multisensory Environment
“She Would Love That”: Identifying Community Needs in a Multisensory Environment Deborah Mayersen, PhD, Roselyn Dixon, PhD, Sim Lau, PhD, Andrea Garner, PhD, Pippa Burns, PhD, Allison Cameron, MEd, Carly Pascoe, MA, and Michael Szafraniec What is the Purpose of this Study? • The Sensory Made Inclusive Leisure Environment (SMILE) collaboration seeks to explore the needs and wishes of a community in the Illawarra region of Australia to enable the c…
She Would Love That”: Identifying Community Needs in a Multisensory Environment
This research enabled the identification of what the local community is seeking in a MSE. The research findings have been incorporated, as far as practicable, into the design and construction of the Careways MSE
"Cockroaches, Cows and "Canines of the Hebrew Faith: Exploring Animal Imagery in Graphic Novels about Genocide
Graphic novels about genocide feature a surprisingly rich array of animal imagery. While there has been substantial analysis of the anthropomorphic animals in Maus, the roles and functions of non-anthropomorphised animals have received scant attention. In this article, I conduct a comparative analysis of ten graphic novels about genocide to identify and elucidate the archetypical functions of non-anthropomorphised animals. These animals can play …
Fraternity in diversity’ or ‘feudal fanatics’? Representations of ethnicity in Rwandan presidential rhetoric
Between independence in 1962 and the genocide in 1994, only two presidents ruled Rwanda. In addition to the enormous economic and developmental challenges that faced Presidents Grégoire Kayibanda (1962–73) and Juvénal Habyarimana (1973–94), each had to manage the ethnic divisions that plagued the country. In this paper Mayersen explores how each president discussed the issue of ethnicity in presidential speeches, interviews and key policy documen…
Rethinking Approaches to Prevention under the Responsibility to Protect
Within the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle, there is an assumption that is rarely questioned. Beneath the statement that states and the international community are charged with the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, lies the implication that vulnerable populations cannot protect themselves. In periods of crisis, when the international community might consider mo…
One hundred days of horror: Portraying genocide in Rwanda
This essay discusses 100 Days in the Land of the Thousand Hills, a graphic novel portraying the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. In many respects, 100 Days is a unique publication: it was produced and published by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; its target audience is children and youth; and it attempts not only to portray the events of the genocide but also to promote genocide prevention. In this essay, I explore how effectively 100 Days…
Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia: Legacies and Prevention
Current and Potential Capacity for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities within the United Nations System
At the World Summit in 2005, United Nations Member States unanimously endorsed the ‘Responsibility to Protect’. This acknowledged the responsibility of states to protect their populations from genocide and mass atrocities, but also that of the international community, acting “through the United Nations”. A strong focus of the statement is on the necessity of prevention, and the appropriate “diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means” the U…
Risk and resilience to mass atrocities in Africa: A comparison of Rwanda and Botswana
In the 1980s, two nations in Africa stood out for their development and stability in a continent beset with famine, war and strife. Both Rwanda and Botswana earned the moniker ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ as they successfully pursued economic growth and development. But things went drastically wrong for Rwanda. In 1994, extremist elements led the most intense genocide of the twentieth century, resulting in the deaths of close to one million Tutsi …
On the Timing of Genocide
This article offers new insights as to the timing of genocide. Current models of the preconditions of genocide offer value information as to its antecedents, but do not adequately explain how these factors develop and coalesce over time. The present article follows the temporal development of the risk of genocide in both the Ottoman Empire prior to the Armenian genocide of 1915 and Rwanda prior to the 1994 genocide. Through analyzing these case s…
Risk and resilience to mass atrocities in Africa: A comparison of Rwanda and Botswana
In the 1980s, two nations in Africa stood out for their development and stability in a continent beset with famine, war and strife. Both Rwanda and Botswana earned the moniker ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ as they successfully pursued economic growth and development. But things went drastically wrong for Rwanda. In 1994, extremist elements led the most intense genocide of the twentieth century, resulting in the deaths of close to one million Tutsi …
Rethinking Approaches to Prevention under the Responsibility to Protect
Within the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle, there is an assumption that is rarely questioned. Beneath the statement that states and the international community are charged with the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, lies the implication that vulnerable populations cannot protect themselves. In periods of crisis, when the international community might consider mo…
One hundred days of horror: Portraying genocide in Rwanda
This essay discusses 100 Days in the Land of the Thousand Hills, a graphic novel portraying the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. In many respects, 100 Days is a unique publication: it was produced and published by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; its target audience is children and youth; and it attempts not only to portray the events of the genocide but also to promote genocide prevention. In this essay, I explore how effectively 100 Days…
Current and Potential Capacity for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities within the United Nations System
At the World Summit in 2005, United Nations Member States unanimously endorsed the ‘Responsibility to Protect’. This acknowledged the responsibility of states to protect their populations from genocide and mass atrocities, but also that of the international community, acting “through the United Nations”. A strong focus of the statement is on the necessity of prevention, and the appropriate “diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means” the U…
Armenian Resistance to the Hamidian Massacres
Between 1894 and 1896, the Hamidian massacres claimed the lives of more than 100,000 Armenians in Ottoman Turkey. This article presents an exploratory analysis of Armenian resistance to the massacres. It examines the context and contours of resistance, including the strategies employed, scope and organization of resistance efforts. Evidence indicates that resistance was widespread, and Armenians adopted a diverse range of strategies in attempting…
"Cockroaches, Cows and "Canines of the Hebrew Faith: Exploring Animal Imagery in Graphic Novels about Genocide
Graphic novels about genocide feature a surprisingly rich array of animal imagery. While there has been substantial analysis of the anthropomorphic animals in Maus, the roles and functions of non-anthropomorphised animals have received scant attention. In this article, I conduct a comparative analysis of ten graphic novels about genocide to identify and elucidate the archetypical functions of non-anthropomorphised animals. These animals can play …
Fraternity in diversity’ or ‘feudal fanatics’? Representations of ethnicity in Rwandan presidential rhetoric
Between independence in 1962 and the genocide in 1994, only two presidents ruled Rwanda. In addition to the enormous economic and developmental challenges that faced Presidents Grégoire Kayibanda (1962–73) and Juvénal Habyarimana (1973–94), each had to manage the ethnic divisions that plagued the country. In this paper Mayersen explores how each president discussed the issue of ethnicity in presidential speeches, interviews and key policy documen…
On the Timing of Genocide
This article offers new insights as to the timing of genocide. Current models of the preconditions of genocide offer value information as to its antecedents, but do not adequately explain how these factors develop and coalesce over time. The present article follows the temporal development of the risk of genocide in both the Ottoman Empire prior to the Armenian genocide of 1915 and Rwanda prior to the 1994 genocide. Through analyzing these case s…
On the Timing of Genocide
This article offers new insights as to the timing of genocide. Current models of the preconditions of genocide offer value information as to its antecedents, but do not adequately explain how these factors develop and coalesce over time. The present article follows the temporal development of the risk of genocide in both the Ottoman Empire prior to the Armenian genocide of 1915 and Rwanda prior to the 1994 genocide. Through analyzing these case s…
Current and Potential Capacity for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities within the United Nations System
At the World Summit in 2005, United Nations Member States unanimously endorsed the ‘Responsibility to Protect’. This acknowledged the responsibility of states to protect their populations from genocide and mass atrocities, but also that of the international community, acting “through the United Nations”. A strong focus of the statement is on the necessity of prevention, and the appropriate “diplomatic, humanitarian and other peaceful means” the U…
Risk and resilience to mass atrocities in Africa: A comparison of Rwanda and Botswana
In the 1980s, two nations in Africa stood out for their development and stability in a continent beset with famine, war and strife. Both Rwanda and Botswana earned the moniker ‘the Switzerland of Africa’ as they successfully pursued economic growth and development. But things went drastically wrong for Rwanda. In 1994, extremist elements led the most intense genocide of the twentieth century, resulting in the deaths of close to one million Tutsi …
Genocide and Mass Atrocities in Asia: Legacies and Prevention
Rethinking Approaches to Prevention under the Responsibility to Protect
Within the responsibility to protect (R2P) principle, there is an assumption that is rarely questioned. Beneath the statement that states and the international community are charged with the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, lies the implication that vulnerable populations cannot protect themselves. In periods of crisis, when the international community might consider mo…
One hundred days of horror: Portraying genocide in Rwanda
This essay discusses 100 Days in the Land of the Thousand Hills, a graphic novel portraying the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. In many respects, 100 Days is a unique publication: it was produced and published by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; its target audience is children and youth; and it attempts not only to portray the events of the genocide but also to promote genocide prevention. In this essay, I explore how effectively 100 Days…
Fraternity in diversity’ or ‘feudal fanatics’? Representations of ethnicity in Rwandan presidential rhetoric
Between independence in 1962 and the genocide in 1994, only two presidents ruled Rwanda. In addition to the enormous economic and developmental challenges that faced Presidents Grégoire Kayibanda (1962–73) and Juvénal Habyarimana (1973–94), each had to manage the ethnic divisions that plagued the country. In this paper Mayersen explores how each president discussed the issue of ethnicity in presidential speeches, interviews and key policy documen…
"Cockroaches, Cows and "Canines of the Hebrew Faith: Exploring Animal Imagery in Graphic Novels about Genocide
Graphic novels about genocide feature a surprisingly rich array of animal imagery. While there has been substantial analysis of the anthropomorphic animals in Maus, the roles and functions of non-anthropomorphised animals have received scant attention. In this article, I conduct a comparative analysis of ten graphic novels about genocide to identify and elucidate the archetypical functions of non-anthropomorphised animals. These animals can play …
She Would Love That”: Identifying Community Needs in a Multisensory Environment
“She Would Love That”: Identifying Community Needs in a Multisensory Environment Deborah Mayersen, PhD, Roselyn Dixon, PhD, Sim Lau, PhD, Andrea Garner, PhD, Pippa Burns, PhD, Allison Cameron, MEd, Carly Pascoe, MA, and Michael Szafraniec What is the Purpose of this Study? • The Sensory Made Inclusive Leisure Environment (SMILE) collaboration seeks to explore the needs and wishes of a community in the Illawarra region of Australia to enable the c…
She Would Love That”: Identifying Community Needs in a Multisensory Environment
This research enabled the identification of what the local community is seeking in a MSE. The research findings have been incorporated, as far as practicable, into the design and construction of the Careways MSE
‘Is Help Coming?’ Communal Self-Protection during Genocide
Despite the rhetoric of the Responsibility to Protect principle (R2P), vulnerable groups continue to experience genocide. Some, such as the Yazidis in Iraq, have tried to mitigate genocide through communal self-protection. The dominance of R2P in contemporary normative discussions about responding to genocide, however, means that there has been a lack of research into the lived realities of such experiences. This article explores the phenomenon o…
Paul R. Bartrop, editor, Modern Genocide: Analyzing the Controversies and Issues
Predicting Genocide and Mass Killing
The ability to predict where, and when, genocide may occur is a key aspect of genocide prevention. In the past two decades, several risk assessment lists have been developed that identify and rank the risk of genocide, politicide and other mass atrocities at the country level. This article presents a critical examination of these risk assessment lists. How accurately can they predict genocide and mass atrocities? Risk assessment lists have a good…
Armenian Resistance to the Hamidian Massacres
Between 1894 and 1896, the Hamidian massacres claimed the lives of more than 100,000 Armenians in Ottoman Turkey. This article presents an exploratory analysis of Armenian resistance to the massacres. It examines the context and contours of resistance, including the strategies employed, scope and organization of resistance efforts. Evidence indicates that resistance was widespread, and Armenians adopted a diverse range of strategies in attempting…
Saving Bulgarian Jewry from the Holocaust: The Role of National Identity
The survival of Bulgarian Jewry during the Holocaust was exceptional. Bulgaria was a Nazi ally, but due to strong opposition within the Bulgarian government, church and population, Bulgarian Jewish citizens were never deported. Almost all 48,000 survived the Holocaust. Through critical discourse analysis of primary documents, this article identifies an inclusive conception of national identity as key to their survival. Most Bulgarians believed th…
Promoting Resilience to Genocide: An Evidence-based Approach
Preventing genocide is more achievable than ever before. In the past two decades, there has been an upsurge in research and resources dedicated to genocide and mass atrocity prevention. There is now substantial knowledge of risk factors for genocide, of current countries at risk of genocide and mass atrocities, and, most importantly, a small but passionate field of practitioners dedicated to prevention. Crucial to their effectiveness, however, is…
The Resistance Network: The Armenian Genocide and Humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria, 1915–1918. Khatchig Mouradian
Political science (15 works) · Genocide (13 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (7 works) · History (7 works) · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts (7 works) · Criminology (6 works) · History (6 works)