Memory and justice in post-genocide Rwanda
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 un...
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Cambridge University Press
2017
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The meaning of Murambi
- Part I. Creating What You Are Afraid of the Rwandan Patriotic Front's Transitional Justice Program
- Rewriting history in post-genocide Rwanda
- Symbolic struggles
- Justice as memory
- From violent repression to political domination : transitional justice, political reform and development
- Part II. Popular Narratives
- Political reform in three Rwandan communities
- Popular narratives of memory and history
- Politics by other means : popular opinion about "transitional justice"
- Conclusion: "We pretend to live together" : assessing the impact of transitional justice mechanisms in Rwanda