Adam Jones is a political scientist, writer, and
photojournalist
Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (suc ...
based at the
University of British Columbia Okanagan
The University of British Columbia Okanagan (also known as UBC Okanagan or UBCO) is a campus of the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.
This campus is the research and innovation hub in the province's southern i ...
in
Kelowna
Kelowna ( ) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley in the British Columbia Interior, southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the head office of the Regional District of Central Okanagan. The name Kelowna ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
, 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 certain serious crimes committed as part of a large-scale attack against civilians. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity can be committed during both peace and war and against a state's own nationals as well as ...
, 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
Academic staff of the University of British Columbia
Canadian human rights activists
Canadian gender studies academics
Genocide studies scholars
Living people
1963 births