Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era (MADE)

The Mass Atrocities in the Digital Era (MADE) initiative is a first-of-its-kind program formed within Yale University's Genocide Studies Program. Its mission is to study the role that emerging technology plays in mass atrocities, with a focus on accountability, corporate responsibility, and genocide studies scholarship. MADE aims to cultivate a new generation of expert practitioners and scholars while developing the legal, normative, and business frameworks necessary to protect human rights in the digital age.

The creation of MADE reflections a recognition that the field of genocide studies needs to undergo a systematic update to address the impact of digital technologies, ranging from ICTs and social media to digitized identities, on all aspects of genocide (as well as other mass atrocities). MADE examines how these changes influence the commission of mass atrocities, the possibilities for preventing atrocities, the prospects of more effective prosecution of those responsible for them, and the memorialization of mass atrocities.