Essays about: "rwanda conflict"

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  1. 21. Commúnity Media and peace building in post-conflict Rwanda

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Mutasa Isaac; [2016]
    Keywords : Community media; Rwanda; Isaac Mutasa;

    Abstract : AbstractThe main import of this case study is to understand how community radio has contributed to peace in the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda which in essence was the massacring of the Tutsi and Hutu moderates by Hutu extremists. The inquiry embraces the citizen participation theory and a rhizomatic approach to the study of community media as its analytic lenses. READ MORE

  3. 22. Transitional Justice: An Opportunity for Gender Equality?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Görel Wästerlid; Sofie Berglund; [2016]
    Keywords : Bosnia-Herzegovina; Rwanda; ethnic division; sexual violence; equality; feminism; Transitional Justice; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Why is it that countries with similar conflict history can differ severely in contemporary female governmental representation? In this study, a new model to find links between the transitional justice process and modern day governmental equality is presented and used in a comparative case study of Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina. The model is based on a feminist reading of the theory of transitional justice and includes three research points: sexual violence, ethnic division and international involvement. READ MORE

  4. 23. Interim Constitutions after Civil War: Balancing short- and long-term goals in transitions from war to peace?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Andreas Wiendel Rasmussen; [2016]
    Keywords : interim constitutions; peacebuilding; time; post-conflict constitution making; power-sharing; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In light of a rise in the number and recurrences of armed conflicts, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the role of interim constitutions in balancing short-term peacemaking and long-term peacebuilding goals in war-to-peace transitions where a new constitution is to be written. Drawing on peacebuilding and constitution making literature, the study examines the effect of the duration of interim constitutions with regard to the amount and quality of deliberation and participation in the constitution making process as well as the strength of national identity – the latter linking to power-sharing. READ MORE

  5. 24. (En)gendered security in Rwanda and Liberia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Desirée Sterner; [2015]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Liberia; UNSCR 1325; post-conflict; en gender security; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Many consider United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 a ground-breaking document, and as a resolution which attest to the new ambition of gender equality in the international community. However, questions remains of the actual effects of UNSCR 1325. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Exalted Women of Rwanda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Louise Corrigan; [2015]
    Keywords : Rwanda; genocide; post-genocide; reconciliation; gender; gender essentialisms; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In 1994 Rwanda was consumed by one of the bloodiest genocides in modern times, culminating in 800,000 dead after twelve weeks. As the country has taken significant strides towards uniting the country across ethnic lines, Rwanda has seen a clear increase in women’s representation in decision-making positions. READ MORE