Genocide (and democide) should be understood as one extreme manifestation of war

What is it about?

War should be defined more widely than only as a bloody conflict between two armed groups. Genocide and democide tend to be justified by the perpetrators in terms of a latent or imminent threat to their group by the persecuted group - unless this is taken into account, the phenomenon that has assumed massive importance in the 20th century cannot begin to be studied properly.

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Why is it important?

If war studies is confined to conflicts between two armed groups, this is too narrow a definition and cannot come to grips with the great mass murders of the 20th century.