Devon E A Curtis

Biographic Data

ID4096621
NAMEDevon E A Curtis
GIVEN NAMESDevon E A
FAMILY NAMECurtis
SIGNATURECURTIS D E A
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Cambridge
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS49
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX4

  • Postwar statebuilding in Burundi

    Open AccessNtagahoraho Z Burihabwa, Devon Curtis et al.ARTICLEInternational Affairs2021Cited by: 1

    The widespread enthusiasm for internationally-supported liberal statebuilding since the 1990s has become much more tempered, due in part to the mixed record of postwar liberal statebuilding. Over time, many postwar countries have adopted more authoritarian statebuilding trajectories, despite the fact that negotiated peace agreements tend to reflect liberal principles. This is often attributed to 'liberal' international actors encountering resista…

  • Transforming State Visions

    Open AccessDevon Ea Curtis, Devon Curtis et al.ARTICLEGovernment and Opposition2019Cited by: 18References: 85

    How do the visions of the state articulated by armed movements during conflict change when they become political parties after war? We show that ideas about the state are often central to the strategies and direction of these new parties, but there is variation in the extent to which these ideas have changed. The first part of this article shows why a focus on former rebel parties provides valuable insights into the role of ideas in post-war poli…

  • The Limits of Resistance Ideologies? The CNDD-FDD and the Legacies of Governance in Burundi

    Open AccessNtagahoraho Z Burihabwa, Devon Ea Curtis et al.ARTICLEGovernment and Opposition2019Cited by: 16References: 32

    Why is it that ruling parties with origins as rebel movements fighting against perceived injustices and exclusion often abandon the ideas and visions of state transformation that they had articulated when they were fighting? Using the case of the Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD) in Burundi, this article shows that rather than experiencing an abrupt ideological change when the CND…

  • What Is Our Research For? Responsibility, Humility and the Production of Knowledge about Burundi

    Open AccessDevon Curtis, Devon E A CurtisARTICLEAfrica Spectrum2019Cited by: 9References: 56

    Political space in Burundi underwent a remarkable opening during the Burundian peace process and its immediate aftermath, which led to a rise in social science scholarship in Burundi. This space has increasingly narrowed, particularly since the crisis in 2015, presenting important challenges for social science scholars of Burundi. This changing political environment has consequences for the production of knowledge on Burundi. It is therefore time…

  • Development assistance and the lasting legacies of rebellion in Burundi and Rwanda

    Open AccessDevon Curtis, Devon E A CurtisARTICLEThird World Quarterly2015Cited by: 5References: 36

    Rwanda and Burundi have both emerged from civil wars over the past 20 years and foreign donors have provided significant contributions to post-conflict reconstruction and development in the two countries. Yet, although Rwanda and Burundi share several important characteristics, their post-conflict social, political and economic trajectories have been different. This article argues that the nature of the ruling parties in Rwanda and Burundi is key…

  • Broadcasting Peace

    Devon Curtis, Devon E A CurtisARTICLECanadian Journal of Development…2000

    This paper explores the possibilities and challenges of local media to contribute to post-conflict peacebuilding. Many donors are involved in local media post-conflict peace building projects, but there has been relatively little attempt to situate these activities into an overall peacebuilding framework, or to systematically evaluate their success. This paper looks at some of the literature on local media and development to uncover the possibili…