Genocide Studies and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Contemporary Case of the French National Railways (SNCF)
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2017
Journal Title
Genocide Studies and Prevention
Volume Number
11
Issue Number
2
First Page
13
Last Page
35
DOI
http://doi.org/10.5038/1911-9933.11.2.1390
Version
Publisher PDF: the final published version of the article, with professional formatting and typesetting
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a CC BY License.
Disciplines
Peace and Conflict Studies
Abstract
Genocide studies considers the accountability various of perpetrators, as well as the needs mass atrocity creates. The inclusion of market actors, however, remains marginalized. This article considers factors perpetuating this marginalization and its costs, arguing for greater inclusion of market actors in genocide-related discussions. Relegating the importance of these actors makes the field, not their role, tangential. To examine this intersection of business and genocide, this article introduces a contemporary conflict involving the United States and France over the French National Railways (SNCF) and its role in the transport of deportees towards death camps during World War II. The lengthy, vitriolic conflict suggests the need for better discursive spaces to explore the complex role of market actors. Developing the intersection of genocide studies and corporate social responsibility in scholarship and increasing the participation of businesses in post-conflict work can help do this work.
Digital USD Citation
Federman, Sarah, "Genocide Studies and Corporate Social Responsibility: The Contemporary Case of the French National Railways (SNCF)" (2017). School of Peace Studies: Faculty Scholarship. 15.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/krocschool-faculty/15