dc.contributor.advisor	Alarcon, Javiera
dc.contributor.author	Switzer, David
dc.contributor.department	College Park Scholar International Studies	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-03-01T14:32:04Z
dc.date.available	2012-03-01T14:32:04Z
dc.date.issued	2012-03-01
dc.description.abstract	The question of what motivated rescuers in situations of genocide is one that is vital to answer. These courageous people, who I deem “active dissenters,” exemplified moral fortitude and spirit in times when it seemed like there was none to be found. In this essay, I explore what motivated these active dissenters, and what made it possible for them to take action against genocide and for human dignity. I argue that what allowed certain people to rescue the persecuted members of society in these situations is two-fold. First, all of the active dissenters seemed to share a type of moral identity, which made the saving of other humans a moral imperative, rather than a choice. The development of a moral identity, however, is not enough. A person may develop an identity that allows them to recognize the need to rescue another human being, but they may not have the means to do anything about it. The rescuers also had the resources necessary to help.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/12424
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	Genocide	en_US
dc.subject	Rescuers	en_US
dc.subject	Identity	en_US
dc.subject	Morality	en_US
dc.title	Active Dissenters: Rescuers of the Persecuted	en_US
dc.type	research paper	en_US

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