Essays about: "reconciliation on rwanda"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words reconciliation on rwanda.
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1. Employing Genocide : Narratives, Ethnic Identities, and Political Legitimacy in Post-Genocide Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Hugo Valentin-centrumAbstract : This thesis offers an analysis on the memory politics in post-genocide Rwanda, and examines the official narratives regarding history, ethnicity, and identity in order to analyse how political elites in Rwanda politicises collective identity and transforms the social environment of its population through establishing power struggles. By adopting of a qualitative content analysis, the thesis focuses on the speeches by the president Paul Kagame held at the start of each year’s commemorative event of the genocide, known as Kwibuka. READ MORE
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2. Social Identity Recategorization: Comparing National Reconciliation Initiatives in Burundi and Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : After the cessation of violent conflict, societies have to undergo several changes to re-establish asense of harmony and repair the broken intergroup relationships. These changes can be summarized as the process of reconciliation. READ MORE
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3. Reconciliation through football. A study on the role of football in the reconciliation process of Rwanda.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, during which Hutu and others who opposed the genocide were also killed, tore up the social fabric of Rwanda. The reconciliation effort has been immense involving actors from all walks of life all working with different methods and techniques. READ MORE
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4. The perpetual, neglected conflicts : A comparative study of ethnic tolerance in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda post civil war and genocide
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : This study aims to examine Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda's tolerance and reconciliation processes after the conflicts by answering the research question 'How can we explain the similarities and differences between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Rwanda’s reconciliation processes in terms of ethnic tolerance among its inhabitants post civil war and genocide?'. An explanatory theory based on Brounéus’ perspectives and recommendations on reconciliation is used throughout the study. READ MORE
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5. Combining the goals of conservation, tourism and livelihoods in the management of protected areas : case study of the volcanoes national park in northern Rwanda
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : The liberal conservation agenda promotes the incorporation of human needs into the management of Protected Areas (PAs). Across the globe, nature-based tourism has been among the suggested tools of promoting sustainable conservation together with development of the local communities living around the PAs. READ MORE