Essays about: "gacaca"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word gacaca.
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1. Back to the Roots : How Traditional Justice Processes Heal Collective Trauma after Conflict
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : In recent times traditional justice processes have become increasingly adapted to serve as transitional justice tools in post-conflict societies. The healing potential of traditional justice is becoming more recognized, nevertheless there is still little known about its impact on collective trauma and especially about the causal mechanisms behind it. READ MORE
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2. Where Have All the Women Gone? : The Production of Knowledge and Media Representation of Women's Participation in the Gacaca Courts
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : .... READ MORE
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3. A case study on the government’s exercise of power during the reconciliation process in Rwanda
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : Rwanda experienced one of the most horrendous atrocities in our modern history in the summer of 1994 when a genocide occurred within the country, and in the aftermath the nation had to deal with this history and rebuild its society. This essay examines the reconciliation in post-genocide Rwanda with the aim of investigating potential power mechanisms during this process. READ MORE
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4. Reconciliation through the Gacaca Tribunals in Rwanda “A reconstruction of knowledge on ‘ethnic identities’ in Rwandan societies towards the achievement of sustainable reconciliation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Global StudiesAbstract : Imagining how contemporary conflicts have divided societies in the recent times put one in a position to think of possibilities that will improve the activities of reconciliation initiatives for a lasting peaceful coexistence in the aftermath of conflicts. In Rwanda series of conflicts have emerged since the end of colonial rule till the genocide in 1994 calling for a necessary transitional justice system that will administer justice for the injustices that occurred and promote reconciliation and national unity. READ MORE
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5. Time to Pretend? Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In a post-conflict context, reconciliation takes place between the opposite forces, and when an ethnic conflict has occurred; reconciliation takes place between the opposed ethnic groups. Thus reconciliation is part of a process of decreasing ethnic tensions, but not the only important aspect. READ MORE
