Political Institutions and Perceived Political Representation Before, During, and After Identity-based Conflict

Comparing Views from Rwandan and Burundian Citizens

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2098703
AutoresBert Ingelaere (0000-0002-8891-9251), Réginas Ndayiragije (0000-0001-8177-7054), Marijke Verpoorten (0000-0003-1619-3030)
Año2024
Volumen67
Número4
Páginas837-862
Fecha de publicación2024-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAfrican Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-0206 • E-ISSN: 1555-2462
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/asr.2024.98
OpenAlexW4406773420
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas68

We study who perceives gains and losses in political representation in Rwanda and Burundi and why. We do so in the run-up to and during violence, but also in its aftermath characterized by radically different institutional approaches to manage a similar ethnic divide in both countries. We rely on quantitative and qualitative analyses of over 700 coded life histories covering the period 1985-2015. We find convergence in perceived political representation across ethnic groups in Rwanda, but divergence in Burundi, and argue how this relates to the postwar institutional remaking, legitimization strategies, and their impact on descriptive and substantive representation

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