This study of Hutu refugees from Burundi, driven into exile after their 1972 insurrection against the Tutsi was suppressed, shows how experiences of dispossession and violence are remembered and turned into narratives, and how this process helps to construct identities such as "…
The Great Lakes region of Africa is characterized by protest politics, partial democratization, political illegitimacy and unstable economic growth. Many of the countries that are members of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) which are: Burundi, Angol…
"Little known in the English speaking world, Burundi is Rwanda's twin - a small country with an equally tortured history of tensions between Hutus and Tutsis and several traumatic events that have been described as genocide. Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela took turns as mediat…
"Little known in the English speaking world, Burundi is Rwanda's twin - a small country with an equally tortured history of tensions between Hutus and Tutsis and several traumatic events that have been described as genocide. Julius Nyerere and Nelson Mandela took turns as mediat…
"A project of the Center for International Studies and Research (CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS), the International Peace Academy, Swisspeace and the United Nations University."--Page [iv].
International interventions in the aftermath of mass violence tend to focus on justice and reconciliation processes, elections and institution-building. The frame of reference is at the level of the state, although the experience of mass crime by a population is also at the leve…
This volume examines power-sharing agreements, their legitimacy and their compatibility with human rights law. Providing a clear, accessible introduction to the political science and human rights law on the issue, the book is an invaluable guide to all those engaged with transit…
