August 20, 2025, Toronto, ON — The Zoryan Institute announces the publication of the latest issue of its peer-reviewed journal, Genocide Studies International (GSI), Volume 16, Number 1, titled “The Future of Genocide Education.” This special issue of the journal offers timely insights into the evolving role of education in genocide prevention and awareness, and approaches to improve education in a time when it is needed now more than ever.

This issue features a selection of papers presented in the symposium hosted in partnership with Rowan University and the Zoryan Institute in Fall 2023 titled, “Where Do We Go from Here? Genocide Education in the 21st Century.” This event brought together several experienced genocide scholars and educators to discuss and debate issues and questions about the role and efficacy of genocide education.

The papers presented in this issue explore urgent and complex questions, including:

• What should be the aims of genocide education in the 21st century?
• How do we define and teach genocide in ways that are historically accurate, future orientated, ethically grounded, and prevention-focused?
• What political, conceptual, or institutional obstacles impede effective pedagogy?

As global atrocities persist, this issue of Genocide Studies International contributes to the essential conversation about how education can serve as a tool for remembrance, but more importantly, for the prevention of future crimes. Dr. James Waller, in his piece featured in this issue titled, “The Urgency of Fostering Student Agency in Genocide Education”, states:

“…restoring the relevance of genocide education by moving from teaching history lessons to teaching the lessons learned from history is central to that pursuit [of genocide prevention]. To foster student agency through genocide education requires us to think about our classrooms not just as backward-looking portals to the past but as agentic spaces attuned to the urgent needs of the present and our future.”

As we approach the new academic year, this special issue is an essential text for scholars and educators teaching about genocide and human rights at all levels of education. This issue features a new Notes from the Field section, offering real-world perspectives from practitioners working outside of traditional academic settings. These papers are especially useful for high school educators seeking age-appropriate resources and guidance on navigating these complex topics with young students.

To explore the full issue, please visit https://utppublishing.com/toc/gsi/16/1. To learn more about the Zoryan Institute’s academic journal, Genocide Studies International, please visit https://utppublishing.com/journal/gsi.