%0 PDF %T Mass Atrocity Prevention in the Twenty-First Century: Assessing the Risk for Violence in Burundi and Examining Options for US Government Policy. %A Collman, Sarah L. %D 2015-05-07 10:48:20 -0400 %8 2015-05-07 %I Tufts Archival Research Center %R http://localhost/files/8s45qm85m %X Submitted in partial fulfillment of the degree Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Abstract: This paper seeks to accomplish three goals. Firstly, it will provide a historical review of Burundi’s major episodes of mass violence and an analysis identifying the patterns and trends of violence, as well as conditions that were present that allowed for mass atrocities to be committed. Secondly, this paper will discuss the evolution of risk assessment and early warning systems and tools available to policymakers to prevent and respond to mass atrocities. Part Two will also address the creation of the Obama Administration’s Atrocities Prevention Board and what that entails concerning an atrocity prevention policy. Lastly, the potential for violence or atrocities in Burundi today will be considered, in the context of the country’s previous episodes of mass violence and recent developments ahead of the 2015 presidential election which be held on June 26. This paper will also examine the US government’s prevention efforts in Burundi. %G eng %[ 2022-10-14 %9 Text %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution