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Memory and justice in post-genocide Rwanda

Longman, Timothy Paul, author

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\"Following times of great conflict and tragedy, many countries implement programs and policies of transitional justice, none more extensive than in post-genocide Rwanda. Placing Rwanda's transitional justice initiatives in their historical and political context, this book examines the project undertaken by the post-genocide government to shape the collective memory of the Rwandan population, both through political and judicial reforms but also in public commemorations and memorials. Drawing on over two decades of field research in Rwanda, Longman uses surveys and comparative local case studies to explore Rwanda's response both at a governmental and local level. He argues that despite good intentions and important innovations, Rwanda's authoritarian political context has hindered the ability of transnational justice to bring the radical social and political transformations that its advocates hoped. Moreover, it continues to heighten the political and economic inequalities that underline ethnic divisions and are an important ongoing barrier to reconciliation\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Genocide Political aspects Rwanda. / Collective memory Political aspects Rwanda. / Transitional justice Rwanda. / Social change Rwanda. / Political culture Rwanda. / Authoritarianism Rwanda. / Ethnic conflict Rwanda. / POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General. / Rwanda Politics and government 1994- / Rwanda Ethnic relations Political aspects.
• ISBN: 9781107017993, 1107017998, 9781107678095, 1107678099

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DT450.44.L66 2017	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE