An antecedent to the term is the Greek word andrapodismos (ἀνδραποδισμός; lit. "enslavement"), which was used in ancient texts. e.g., to describe atrocities that accompanied Alexander the Great's conquest of Thebes in … See more

Some say that failed states see most mass killing, often in an anarchic manner. According to Michael Mann, in The Dark Side of Democracy (2004), murderous ethnic cleansing is … See more

When enforced as part of a political settlement, as happened with the expulsion of Germans after World War II through the forced resettlement … See more

• Population cleansing
• Classicide
• Communal violence
• Democide
• Ethnic violence See more

The Final Report of the Commission of Experts established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780 defined ethnic cleansing as "a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or … See more

Ethnic cleansing is part of a continuum of violence whose most extreme form is genocide, where the perpetrator's goal is the destruction of the targeted group. Ethnic cleansing is similar to forced deportation or population transfer whereas genocide is the … See more

In many cases, the side perpetrating the alleged ethnic cleansing and its allies have fiercely disputed the charge. Ethnic cleansing is usually accompanied by efforts to remove physical and cultural evidence of the targeted group in the territory through the … See more