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This research examines why genocide continues despite expanded international accountability structures and identifies the dynamics of impunity in genocidal regimes.

August 2, 2026Open Access

Sovereignty, Silence, and the Cycle of Violence: International Response, Intervention Failure, and Impunity Dynamics Across 16 Genocidal Regimes

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LPLaszlo PokornyRutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Dissertation reveals the relationship between international intervention failure and impunity in genocidal regimes, indicating a need for reform.

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This research examines why genocide continues despite expanded international accountability structures and identifies the dynamics of impunity in genocidal regimes.
Developed a dataset of 16 genocidal leaderships from 1755 to 2026.
Employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design combining negative binomial regression, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, and historical analysis.
Analyzed various data sources including United Nations Security Council voting records and International Criminal Court documents.
Major power protection strongly predicts impunity (ρ = .80, p < .001; Fisher’s exact p = .005).
The dominant recipe for impunity includes major power support, victim dehumanization, and lack of an international judicial mandate (consistency = .96).
Judicial mechanisms predict eventual accountability but do not result in lower death tolls; accountability cases required military defeat.

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Laszlo Pokorny (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6eeb3b1b0468a7eeab450f https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21723371

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Dissertation reveals the relationship between international intervention failure and impunity in genocidal regimes, indicating a need for reform.

Sovereignty, Silence, and the Cycle of Violence: International Response, Intervention Failure, and Impunity Dynamics Across 16 Genocidal Regimes

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Sovereignty, Silence, and the Cycle of Violence: International Response, Intervention Failure, and Impunity Dynamics Across 16 Genocidal Regimes

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