Memory and Justice in Post-Genocide Rwanda

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Longman is Director of the African Studies Center and Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at Boston University. He has previously held teaching and research positions at Vassar College, New York, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and the National University of Rwanda. He has conducted over twenty years of research in Rwanda and is the author of Christianity and Genocide in Rwanda (Cambridge, 2010). Klappentext A critical exploration of the steps taken to promote peace, reconciliation and justice in post-genocide Rwanda. Zusammenfassung Based on rich field research! comparative surveys and local case studies! this book explores the steps taken to promote peace! reconciliation and justice in post-genocide Rwanda at both a governmental and local level. It is an ideal read for those studying Modern African politics! transitional justice and human rights. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: the meaning of Murambi; Part I. Creating What You Are Afraid Of: The Rwandan Patriotic Front's Transitional Justice Program: 2. Rewriting history in post-genocide Rwanda; 3. Symbolic struggles; 4. Justice as memory; 5. From violent repression to political domination: transitional justice, political reform and development; Part II. Popular Narratives: 6. Political reform in three Rwandan communities; 7. Popular narratives of memory and history; 8. Politics by other means: popular opinion about 'transitional justice'; 9. Conclusion: 'we pretend to live together': assessing the impact of transitional justice mechanisms in Rwanda.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Longman, Timothy (Boston University) Longman, Longman Timothy
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107017993
• ISBN: 978-1-107-01799-3
• No. of pages: 386
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Rwanda, African History, Genocide & ethnic cleansing, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state