| Summary: | The writer discusses whether the concept of genocide is applicable to mass killings in Darfur, Sudan. She discusses various definitions of genocide and considers the eight stages of genocide as outlined by social scientist Gregory H. Stanton: classification, symbolization, dehumanization, organization, polarization, preparation, extermination, and denial. She examines these eight stages and their “distinctive warning signs” as they apply to Darfur and, specifically, to Sudan's Jonglei Canal area. She concludes that Stanton's heuristic demonstrates that there is a genocide taking place in Darfur and indicates the likelihood of another genocide in the Jonglei Canal Area. She calls on national and international authorities to pay heed to this heuristic in the hopes of preventing further genocide.
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